: we aren’t crazy :
We’re creative. There’s a difference. Oh, it’s hard to distinguish at times, but there’s a difference all right. Crazy is Sideshow Don, a lunatic wrapped in…
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: where the heck is fema? :
My computer went belly up on Thursday and that, to my way of thinking, is the literal definition of disaster — an event short of catastrophe, but way beyond fiasco. So where the…
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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…
: my kingdom for a woodpecker’s tongue :
A woodpecker bashes its head into a tree up to 20 times per second or somewhere around 12,000 times a day, give or take. Not softly,…
: how I spent Christmas night :
: back on the horse :
: all humor is based in sorrow :
: the great debate :
: remain calm :
A good laugh is what we need about now, right? I know I do, I’m anxious and fretful and tense. The election is Tuesday, you know,…
: the weight of the undone :
Do I look shorter? I feel shorter. And dog-tired. Not from working, but from shirking. I haven’t so much as lifted a finger lately. Therefore, I’m staring…
: fashion tips for the unfashionable :
Every morning is the same confrontation with the same dilemma: what am I going to wear? While a sheer delight to some, this conundrum is a…
: the day the daisies didn’t wilt :
It wasn’t a cause for rejoicing. I nearly took to my bed. Okay, that’s an exaggeration, although it was upsetting. Not unexpected, but definitely upsetting. You…
