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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Posted on March 1, 2009October 28, 2025

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Most of us have probably seen pictures of the world’s ugliest dog, and the winners of the annual competition for that title. But what about the felines of the world? As a cat person, I was intrigued by a local station’s story on a New Hampshire cat with the unfortunate name Ugly Bat Boy and … Continue reading Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Posted on February 17, 2009June 22, 2021

About those octuplets …

Nadya Suleman, the single, unemployed welfare mother of six who recently gave birth to eight more, is sick. There is nothing rational about what she did and I hope she gets the psychological or psychiatric help she needs. The real tragedy is that fourteen children and the taxpayers of California are going to have to … Continue reading About those octuplets …

Posted on December 5, 2008September 6, 2023

O.J. Simpson finally going to prison

O.J. Simpson was sentenced today to 15 years in Nevada state prison, with a minimum of nine years before he becomes eligible for parole. The sentence came as a result of an incident in September 2007 where he and some friends tried to “reclaim” — with the use of at least one gun — some … Continue reading O.J. Simpson finally going to prison

Posted on September 13, 2008June 22, 2021

We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming

Please excuse our interruptions in the next few days as we get some new equipment up and running and attend to some of the other demands of real life — supermarket, gas, pharmacy, birthday, babysitting — all of which are carefully calculated to give the old typing fingers some downtime. Continue reading We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming

Music, memory, emotion weave unbreakable threads
Posted on September 11, 2008March 17, 2025

Music, memory, emotion weave unbreakable threads

What is it about music, anyway? Even if you aren’t currently in a music-loving stage of life, you probably have been. And certain songs evoke emotions we didn’t know we had, or remind us of things long forgotten, not to mention things we’d rather not remember. We all have memories that come back in a … Continue reading Music, memory, emotion weave unbreakable threads

Posted on June 25, 2008May 24, 2021

R.I.P. George Carlin

George Carlin was my all-time favorite comic. He tickled my funnybone and delighted my inner word person with questions like: “Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?” I’ll miss him. Continue reading R.I.P. George Carlin

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