You brilliant, creative readers are weirdly wired. Thanks for making this contest such a blast. Your cleverness provoked sustained chuckling and occasional outright guffaws by yours truly. Determining the “winner” was no easy task, as some of you predicted. In the end, I opted for brevity over length (easy to remember), and the broadest potential [...]
For an American from Kansas, dining with a dozen fast-talking Jamaicans feels like a Bob Marley concert sped up to 78 rpm. It goes by quick, and the accents are thick. You have to pay attention with both ears, all of your brain, and preferably a slang dictionary). There are funny words and phrases you [...]
My new CD Analog Brain In A Digital World is coming along as fast as I can hurry it up. We’re now finalizing songs and mixing. I hope to show you a contagiously clever cover cartoon in a week or so. Meanwhile, as a public service, and for the illumination of your own personal self, [...]
Recently I read about a fascinating two-question study that demonstrates how people who tend to be “liberal” or “conservative” are actually wired differently. It’s all in the brain. The questions: Would you slap your father during a skit if he gave you permission? Does it disgust you to touch the faucet in a public restroom? [...]
