Welcome to your local national park. In response to recent changes, the National Park Service and the National Rifle Association (motto: Guns Don’t Kill, People Do) have formulated the following guidelines to make your visit safe and enjoyable. 1. All duels to the death must be … [Read more...]

It was Friday, and I was making my weekly Taco Bell trip to delve into the land of beef and nacho cheese: paradise in a taco shell. Taco Bell is what gets me out of bed in the morning, and after a long sleepless week, a bite out of a freshly assembled Chalupa is like a little … [Read more...]

I have a close friend named, Rutgg. Well, her name really isn’t Rutgg. It’s Ruth. I just happened to have had a hard time entering her name in my cell phone. I couldn’t figure out how to reverse, correct and pull out after entering a “g” instead of an “h” at the end of her name … [Read more...]

Normally I’d call a professional repairperson to fix a major appliance. It’s the prudent thing to do. Then again, no one’s ever described me as prudent. The problem with my fridge started out small: a drip here, a pitter-patter there. My first reaction was that of any normal … [Read more...]

From my living room window, I see Republicans in boxer shorts sipping chicory coffee out of “Go-Bush” mugs as they relax on vinyl Lay-Z-Boy recliners propped on a grassy piece of land running up the street. It’s a week before Mardi Gras in New Orleans and the Endymion Parade is … [Read more...]