Nobody’s really happy
I, like so many people, am cursed with envy. I look around and think that everyone seems to be doing
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Oh Sandy
Sandy — what an innocuous name. It’s a fitting nomenclature for the lead in the movie Grease — a lily-white,
My first car
I know that cars are getting a bad rap these days, mainly because they are a major factor in destroying
The perils of ironic funniness
I had a sobering experience some time ago at one of our local eateries. The restaurant sold this paper, and
Language fun
For many years as a college teacher I taught a course titled The Psychology of Language. Amazingly, even with that
Releasing my inner child
When you’re expected to write something funny every two weeks, it’s not easy. Just pick up a newspaper, and you
Devotion
On an intermittently lurching and crawling irritating bus ride into New York City, someone patted me on the back. “I
Webs everywhere
It’s hard to take a walk in midsummer or fall without being aware of the presence of spiders. Although they
It’s a baby…
How things have changed since I was young! I remember when my first child was born, way back in 1964,
A tale of two folks and a toilet
There are certain subjects that haven’t crossed my mind in years; notably, I have given no thought whatsoever to where