Plastic Surgeon?

In these Covid-hit times, businesses have to diversify. And sandwich giant Jimmy John's is leading the way...into medical procedures. A little bit of a left turn there for JJ's, but full marks for thinking outside the sandwich box.

Livin Covida Loca

First, full marks for the Covida Loca reference. This I liked, very much. Is it in bad taste? Almost certainly. More a crime against language, and therefore against humanity itself is the "everyday". "Everyday" = commonplace. "Every day" = each day. Thank you for your attention.

Ted Was Right…

I'm going to need you to be a little more specific...

Today’s Message

Conspiracy Theory

The Internet, ladies and gentlemen. I am trying, in 2020, to not read comments on news stories.

Nests

We found where they nested for the night. We put stakes through their hearts and doused them with holy water.

The Book of Knowledge

Someone left these just lying around. That seems dangerous. They belong in the White House, surely.

On #Harvey: Mundane hurricane stories

“You’re a hurricane virgin,” a friend of mine texted…and it’s true. This was my first hurricane. I was lucky enough to be experiencing Hurricane Harvey from relative safety: on a second-floor apartment in Austin, well away from the dangers more evident on the coast and in Houston. So, we watched, like everyone, our weather apps, … Continue reading On #Harvey: Mundane hurricane stories →

TMNT warning

Now they're evicting the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Now, we're getting serious. Now, I will march.

The 10 Stages of a New Yorker Subscription

I am going to better myself and my whole family! I will spend hours reading old stories in the newly available online vault. The first magazine arrives - I read it cover to cover, pass it around, and we discuss the issues over dinner. 5 issues in, we're skipping the poems. 10 issues in, we're … Continue reading The 10 Stages of a New Yorker Subscription →