‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving
With apologies to the original and to its author (either Clement C. Moore or Henry Livingston, Jr., the authorship is apparently disputed) I present “‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving,” as seen through the eyes of my son. ‘Twas the night before Thanksgiving, when all through the house, Just one creature was stirring ...

Just Another New Moon
“Three things cannot be hidden: the sun, the moon and the truth.” Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism I’m seriously starting to hate the Internet. Oh, sure many find it useful. Look, even I remember the dark old days when I had to get my celebrity gossip the old-fashioned way—from ...

WTF? Do I spring forward? Or fall back?
I hate Daylight Saving Time. Okay, I do love summer nights when it doesn’t get dark until late. But I swear, a raving lunatic invented this time change stuff. Who else would think it was convenient to change the time by an hour every six months or so? I mean, ...

Choosing Halloween Candy: Do’s and Don’ts
You know from time to time I get to use this blog to perform a great public service. Okay, maybe not a great public service, but a public service nonetheless. And what, you may ask is this public service I'm about to perform? I'm about to tell you all about ...

Catalog Kids: Aliens in Your Mailbox
A strange thing happened to me the other day. I opened my mailbox and discovered that aliens had taken over. Trust me, they’re in your mailbox too. In fact, you’ve probably already brought the aliens into your home—and you may have already recycled them. You see the aliens are in the ...