He is not making any of this up. Except maybe some of it…
Tweet Yes, it’s time for Dave Barry’s annual look back at the year, which as one would expect in the era of Trump, both depressing and hilarious. And occasionally educational. I, for one, didn’t even...
View ArticleIs originality dead? For that matter, did it ever exist?
Tweet This morning there was this huge Google Adsense ad spread across the top of my blog, right under the header (this one), for something called “Chummy Tees.” There was no picture, so, wondering...
View ArticleI had no idea the man possessed such talent
TweetMoore (at left, at keyboard) et al., in 1963, during their “Beyond the Fringe” days… Phillip Bush — who we all know does possess such talent — brought this to my attention today. I had no idea...
View ArticleDreaming of that wonderful day…
Tweet This headline at The New Yorker cracked me up. Obviously, there’s a humor writer out there who agrees with me on our overexcitement about the vaccine. Keep dreaming, dear Kate. And keep putting...
View ArticleAlexandra got it right — or the most important part, anyway
TweetBut I liked “The Little Drummer GIRL.” I get points for that, right? I wrote about this before, didn’t I? But I can’t find it, so… I happened to run across Alexandra Petri’s piece from two years...
View ArticleThanks for letting me know!
Tweet After the attack on the Capitol, I went to see what was being said on the Facebook page of a certain person who is, shall we say, an acquaintance. There, I found reassurance. I told my wife,...
View ArticleStop me before I bite again! Today’s top posted ‘job’…
Tweet Another opportunity from Daybook. I was looking to see if the Gaetz internship was still there, and this was on top instead. Now there’s a job I’d like to have, if I were qualified. But my record...
View ArticleWhy didn’t THIS make my Top Five? (Plus, Top Ten Comedies of all Time)
Tweet It gets better every time I see it. So, when I watched “His Girl Friday” again over the holidays, I was yet again just bowled over with how awesome it is. Cary Grant’s best performance. Rosalind...
View ArticleWell, there goes the last funny comic strip
TweetThe last time I screenshot a Dilbert strip was on Nov. 23. This one spoke to me. Now, the cartoonist has spoken to us… Y’all probably don’t remember, but about three years ago — having seen that...
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