When I was younger, I used to jokingly tell my friends that when I retired, I wanted to be a country and western lounge singer. The fact that I could not carry a tune, play the guitar or tolerate noisy smoke filled bars, did not divert me from my dream. Now that I am a senior … [Read more...]

Sometimes I mumble. Sometimes there are airplanes roaring overhead or lawn mowers buzzing next door. Sometimes I’m sure they really don’t hear me. But, when my hubby cups his hand around his ear, cranes his neck and begs, “Pardon? Were you talking to me?” I know it’s the old … [Read more...]

This obsessive studying of rat behavior has gone too far. We’ve been subjected to the results of studies that analyzed rat eating habits, rat stress management, rat social behavior and rat spending trends. Rat mothers and rat babies have been subjected to all sorts of unusual … [Read more...]

I often worry about the end of humor. What will the last joke look like? Will there be difficulty in recognizing it? Will people find themselves responding, “Heard that one,” “Nope—been done,” until months later, they realize that there’s nothing left? Or will the last joke be so … [Read more...]