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Don’t Drink and Read: Jeff Vrabel
Sometimes you just need a good laugh. Jeff Vrabel’s blog delivers pretty reliably, though it also contains some solid music writing. The columnist’s writing is a regular fixture, apparently, at the Island Packet/McClatchy-Tribune, and crops up with groundhog-like irregularity in … Continue reading
Thought of the Day
Occam’s Razor: The philosophical principle stating that the simplest solution is often the best. So what’s Occam’s shaving cream?
The Inspiration Index 4: Junk Drawers
They always say you can tell a lot by a person by going through their medicine cabinets. I say, to hell with that. Go for the junk drawer, that cornucopia of forgotten crap. Every home’s got one; a home that … Continue reading
You Want Me to do WHAT?
I’m not sure what it is about me that everyone thinks I need to be converted to something else. Catholics, Muslims, Jehova’s Witnesses, and Protestants of practically every stripe think that I need to join their crowd. It’s like PBS with … Continue reading
Running of…
I think I’m ready for Pamplona now. The city, in the northeast of Spain, is the annual host to the San Fermín festival, known to the rest of us mainly for the running of the bulls. Never mind that I … Continue reading
Lost in the Supermarket
Supermarkets try too hard. You can’t walk into a supermarket anymore that doesn’t have a full selection of “Home-Cooked Meals”: hermetically sealed roasted chicken, baked hams in little plastic coffins, and ribs sulking in oversweetened barbecue sauce. One day, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Food, home cooking, leftovers, supermarkets
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The Future of Medicine?
This being an election year, we’re reminded constantly that somewhere in the neighborhood of 45 million Americans have no health insurance. An additional 30 million people (give or take a few mil) are temporarily without health insurance in the course … Continue reading
The smartCar: This Car Ain’t Big Enough For the Both of Us
When Gary Numan sang, “Here in my car, I feel safest of all,” he probably wasn’t singing about the smartCar. This reeeeeeeeeeeeealy tiny jalopy has been available for years in Europe, and it’s finally getting a full roll-out on these … Continue reading
Stations of the Cross (Driving with Grandpa)
My grandfather was a bit old-fashioned, and we’d get reminders once in a while, like when he met my friend Phil. “So, Bill. What’s your last name?” “Yurchuk.” “Bill Deerchuck. What kinda name is that?” “Oh, it’s Russian.” “You don’t LOOK Russian.” … Continue reading
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Nigerian Letter, Part 2
Another letter, sent after the one below: Mr. Wetauba, It is with great and sincere regret that I read this missive on the loss of your dear client. It is with further regret, however, that I must decline your … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Re-Make/Re-Model, Two Minutes' Hate
Tagged 419 Scams, creative writing, Nigerian Letters, Spam
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