From the monthly archives: March 2009
Never liked Good ‘n’ Plenty as a kid, and the thought of them now does not serve as a tonic to the digestion: sugary licorice coated with hard sugar and sprayed with carnuba wax. And I like licorice.
Years later, they had another run at it – this time Charlie’s reveries are revealed [...]
He’s drunk and he’s damned – and little does he know he’s heading straight for a liquor montage. Go HERE – this feature now has its own site, although comments will be welcomed here. Unless you all hate that and want me to put it back here again.
The week began with disappointing radio all the way to work. I switch between the 80s channel and “1st Wave,” the oldies channel for the skinny-tie set, and it was tripe and bloat-pop all the way. Every morning it’s the Psychedelic Furs. The guy sounds like a mortician on karaoke night. There was also some [...]
Answer: It’s the 45th anniversary.
Question: what is today?
That’s a typical example – there are thousands of answers for the question, including “the day after yesterday” and “the day we finally listen to the neighbor’s dog and go do something about all the sin in the world.” But if the category is [...]
Friday night I went to the airport to retrieve my wife, back from a Medicare Regulation conference in Baltimore. The airport was jammed; traffic heading into the pick-up area was jammed solid, because the police parked their cars side-by-side to block off three lanes. This may seem rude and indifferent, but I think I [...]
Phone rings; I didn’t get to it in time. There’s a message. It’s my Dad.
Well, I just called to say the water’s rising, and the flood will probably carry us away, so I just wanted to say goodbye. (pause) (long and dramatic:) Good bye.
Hit redial. I thought he was joking, because he’s a [...]
Fifty thousand? You could buy two candy bars with a note like that. Go HERE.
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