I’m posting this from warm, sunny Greenbank, Queensland, Australia, while my friends back in the U.S. are still struggling with some of the coldest weather in several decades. I’ve experienced visiting some friends along the New Hampshire/Vermont border who thought[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I don’t care who you think you are… you just don’t mess around with Da Claus! Our Christmas triptych ends with my revealing why they’re going to have to revise the ending of the film Vice, now in theaters (enjoy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With this sort of logic, you can see why America has such a strong self-defensive posture. It’s a happy coincidence that the motion picture Vice is now in theaters. YouTube, as always, has the trailer; you can see the magnificent[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Five years ago, on New Year’s Eve, I faced quadruple bypass heart surgery. (No worries — I caught the surgical crew before they had their end-of-year party.) I wasn’t really concerned that I wouldn’t get through it, but I reached[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There are just some things that have to be obeyed… such as the requirement of having cocoa in winter (or fall, or spring, or even summer, if you’re a die-hard like myself). My choice — and I hasten to add[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In case you hadn’t noticed, there are a lot of puns in this web comic! Today, you get to see Caedmon abusing a homograph, which is a word that is spelled the same but, when pronounced differently, has two meanings.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As you can see, our furry friends do have jobs to go to. In public, they appear as human as anyone else; if they’re concealed from public view, or if they’re making an aside to you, Constant Reader, they are[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s been said that there’s an opioid crisis in America, but I admit I’d be even more concerned if we had a cocoa crisis. I’m quite the chocolate offender myself, and I refuse either to feel guilty or show regret[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Living in a magical house that lets you be who you really are and protects you from the troubles of the rest of the world can have its price. Small one though, don’t you think? “Stone the crows” is a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sometimes, those old stories are more true than not. I, for one, think that Sheila would have been an adorable joey; however, it might have been a bit tough on her mum, having to shop about in Melbourne with the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…