The Weather Changes. Again.
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK “Tragedy in Churubusco when three residents went on a walk to show off their spring clothes during the warm up this morning, and were later found frozen to death. Their […]
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The Absolutely, Positively Not Boring Woman
I just turned sixty-eight years old. Ailments are a major subject of conversation for people my age, because they are the most exciting things that happen to most of us. This can get dull after […]
It Will Be A Dark And Stormy Night
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK I’ve been complaining about winter weather in a lot of my columns, so I thought maybe it was time to complain about something else: Spring weather. Yes, spring […]
Deconstructing the Sochi Olympics
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK I kept hearing about some disaster that was going to happen in a place called Sochi this winter. Something about gay terrorists with torches attacking bad hotels during a heat […]
The Polar Vortex Loves New York
The Polar Vortex got bored with its usual routine of deep-freezing only the northern latitudes and decided to take advantage of global warming and take a trip south. It had never been to New York […]
Forget Pot: Ban Potholes
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK Did you hear about the pothole that swallowed Cleveland? It spit the city back out. Thought it didn’t have good taste. Actually, a few years ago I wrote a story […]
It’s So Cold …
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK You’d think this weather would be perfect for “it’s so cold” jokes. You know: It’s so cold I saw a dog frozen to a hydrant. That’s an old one – […]
Murphy Proves Winter Prediction
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK Well, it didn’t work this time. My system didn’t work, and as a result, the Blizzard of ’14 was all my fault. I […]
L.A. Does Too Have Seasons
This time of year, I often hear people spouting popular misconceptions about the Great Southern California Basin like erroneous factoids spewing out of a Fox News cornucopia. For example, the constantly repeated refrain, “L.A. has […]
Good people. They’re out there.
I have Lateral Epicondylitis! The doctors say I might not make it, and that I should start making out my will and testament, maybe sooner rather than later. If only I hadn’t eaten that strange […]