: stepping up :
Not in terms of personal betterment, mind you, but in terms of accepting responsibility. You see, I’m exchanging the freedom and independence of my automobile for…
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: hey, yoohoo, hi-diddly-ho :
Welcome to Thesaurus Day 2020, my fellow pleonastics (users of more words than necessary to express meaning). We come together today to honor the book that is every writer’s…
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: I got greedy :
I did. Success went right straight to my head; I was drunk on power and competence. It was both life enhancing and unfamiliar. You see, I’ve tilted at more than my share of…
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: the annual fall panic :
Is there a name for the extreme fear of being cold? Yes, it’s called frigophobia and is a condition from which I suffer. I assure you, suffer is the appropriate word, as…
: a christmas thought :
In this day and age, you should be careful who you listen to. People, given the chance, will cheerfully and eagerly lead you astray. They’ll tell…
: how I spent Christmas night :
: back on the horse :
: all humor is based in sorrow :
: the great debate :
: this world is breaking my heart :
And I blame Christmas music. I do. Think I’m exaggerating? Fine. You try to make it all the way through Vince Gill’s Let There be Peace…
: can I, please, can I? :
I’m a citizen. Not particularly upstanding or solid, but a citizen nevertheless, and I’m pretty sure that entitles me to certain benefits, such as life, liberty,…
: so much for being invisible :
There’s a school of thought that says women over the age of 50 become invisible to society. The theory being, when a woman’s looks start to…
: the secret to happiness :
It’s three simple words and I know what they are: give zero f*cks. Those words in that order will bring you maybe not joy, but something…
