Like a lot of people I know, I spent Sunday night cringing in front of the television set, wondering what new scumbaggy lows the Republican nominee for president could inflict on the American public. I watched the debate with a combination of all-out dread, through-my-fingers embarrassment and a gnawing, nauseating fear that it all could get worse.… Read More Sex and the presidency
I have avoided posting much about politics lately because … well, politics. These two clowns we have running for president … well, again, what can you say? One’s clearly a more dangerous, stupid, inexperienced, corrupt, racist, misogynist, loud-mouthed clown than the other, sure. But this isn’t about that. If you want that, read Keith Olbermann’s… Read More Watching the MSM
Someday, I will publish a coffee table book that will be filled with beautiful, artistic photos of public signs with misused apostrophes. It will be 536 pages long. That will be the first volume. I don’t consider myself a grammar nut. I’m not the punctuation police by any stretch. I don’t dissolve into puddles over these things (like… Read More Apostrophe me
Before a few weeks ago, my wife, aware as she is about the world around her, did not know Colin Kaepernick from Capper Collarnick. That probably doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. I don’t know who Capper Collarnick is, either. Still. Stick with me. My wife had never heard of Colin Kaepernick until, for reasons he has made clear enough,… Read More Sitting down, standing up
It’s not the idea of a self-cleaning toilet. That seems like pure awesomeness. It’s the sign, folks. It’s the words. Someone got paid to come up with that “slogan” and convinced his or her boss that it was a good idea. The boss took it to the bean counters who approved it being printed on big cardboard… Read More Someone gets paid for this
Some quickie thoughts to finish up the NBA season. And remember, a list is just a column without transitions: Anderson Varejao: That poor son of a gun. Spent 12+ years with the hapless Cavaliers, including 31 games earlier this season. Traded away, lands with the defending champion Warriors … who lose to the Cavaliers in… Read More That’s a wrap
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