Maybe it means I have the maturity of an unripe kumquat, but I’ve always loved a good practical joke. (Meaning: funny, and nobody gets hurt.) I confess I enjoy it even more when I’m the instigator. One Easter Sunday long ago, my mom played a good one on us kids. She made pancakes for breakfast, [...]
Recently at Christmas I overheard three of my nephews griping about the toilet paper in their college dorms. Their chief complaint was their school’s cheap tissue is too chafing. (This is not a subject you would normally bring up at Christmas or in mixed company, but they are, after all, boys in college. And to [...]
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 [...]
