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"Road kill on the information superhighway" is the expression. It's used to describe people with little computer experience. I'm one of them, and I’m here to say we're not peasants from the 4th century. We didn't migrate en masse from Oblivion, N.D. We're not escapees from the … [Read more...]
What do Alex Rodriguez, Lance Armstrong, and Louisa May Alcott have in common? Ok, yeah, chiseled calves would be an acceptable answer. What was that? A pathological fear of mermaids? I guess that works too, but not what I was thinking. No, I was referring, of course, to news … [Read more...]
Since I turned pro, I never worry about myself. I’m too busy worrying for others. That’s how I earn my living. I’m a professional worrier. From fretting about my sister’s toddler running into the street to global climate change, I carry the world on my sensitive shoulders like … [Read more...]
I can’t remember when I began forgetting things, but I first felt the consequences in fifth grade. My teacher (what was her name?) gave out late notes to students who forgot their homework. Your parent had to sign it and—get this—you had to put it in your backpack and bring it … [Read more...]
My old Labrador, Scout loves to get drunk. When our plum tree drops fruit, he lets it ferment before eating them for a buzz, or more accurately to get inebriated. This year I curtailed his habit by telling the boys to pick and sell plums to anyone willing to drop 25 cents for a … [Read more...]