We’re invited to a swank hotel lobby, given beverages, finger food, and aprons. An excellent musician plays piano in the background. Lots of upscale people are milling around, waiting, like us. Finally, a chef from California instructs us to line up according to table numbers, and to put our hand on the shoulder of the […]
I like Sarah Palin. She’s not hard to like. She’s attractive, funny, and has serious charisma. She’s also kinda hot. She’d probably be fun to hang out with.
But haven’t we made this mistake before?
Sarah Palin already has the best job for her. She’s wildly popular as Governor of Alaska because she clobbered the oil companies […]
The Chinese government, out of concern for foreign sensibilities, has ordered that dog meat not be served in restaurants during the Olympics. It’s wonderful to know the dogs are safe for a couple of weeks. (No word, however about a similar reprieve for the Lamas in Tibet…)
My brain retains many colorful memories of China, many […]
NPR just did a piece on a new sport that its organizers hope one day to bring to the Olympics: competitive yoga.
Competitive Yoga? Of course! Yoga’s all about the ego, right? You wonder why nobody thought of it sooner. I can see it now. Grandstands full of blissful spectators chowing down on tofu dogs, […]
“Tonight’s forecast: dark. Continued dark until morning, when there will be scattered light.”
“You see all these low pressure systems on the weather map? Man, that’s a lot of lows. What this country need is more highs.”
– Al Sleet, the hippy dippy weatherman
I’m gonna miss George Carlin. Back in the ’60s when he was doing Al […]
Yesterday I met a guy who’s hoarding gasoline because it’s doing better than the stock market. Except for the potential explosion in his basement, why not? You know the dollar’s in trouble when people from Europe are flying to New York to shop for bargains.
These are the times that try men’s souls. (Who said that? […]
Here’s a bit of good news. Are you a worrier? Forget that. You actually have a talent to “Strategically” see what can go wrong. What? You never worry? In fact, you’re so in-the-moment you can’t remember to pick up your dry cleaning? No problem. You have “Adaptability.”
That pack rat urge to collect all kinds of […]
