Don’t get cranky about the title. She really is a bitch. A female canine. And former street dog. She showed up a couple of months ago, unannounced, and decided not to leave. (Like many of my former girlfriends.) She’s cute, exotic looking, and since that’s all I require, I was instantly smitten. Me being a [...]
Warning: bathroom humor alert. Sorry, but I couldn’t let this go unreported. A company in India is currently developing a soft drink made from cow urine. A major Hindu cultural group wants to market it as a healthy alternative to Coke. (I’m not kidding.) Since marketing is everything, the choice of a great name is [...]
Every once in awhile science validates those millions of funding dollars with a revelation which, while not immediately practical — like, say, a cure for the common colonoscopy — is nonetheless worth its endowment in mindless fantasy. In case you missed it, “60 Minutes†recently aired a story about a couple of paleontologists who have [...]
It’s Thanksgiving morning. I’m dog-sitting and reminded of a favorite weird pet experience. During my junior year in college I got a wild idea. (Not unusual. I get my share.) I decided I needed an exotic pet. This is what happens when you spend all your warm, sunny college afternoons in dank, dark, basement geology [...]
My friend Harold’s two cats have the run of his place, and like many cats, they tend to get into mischief whenever they feel like it. The younger black one is especially curious, and is mesmerized by the refrigerator. Whenever Harold opens it, the black cat will weave his way through Harold’s legs, stick his [...]
Sometimes I’m an idiot Many of you know that by now Sometimes I am not But that is not as clear somehow – (John Gorka, “Shape of the World”) Whenever I come across some fact it seems like I should have filed away in my cranium, but for some reason isn’t there, I get reminded [...]
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, [...]
