People say that hindsight is always 20/20, so let’s see how much you can remember about 2019. Pick the correct answers for my 2019-in-Review Quiz.In January, President Trump agreed to reopen the federal government while he and Congress negotiated over:A. Funding for a border wall between the ...
At this joyous time of year, an old man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of death.After the sound of bills hitting the bottom of mailboxes supersedes the strains of “Auld Lang Syne,” it’s only natural. Who’s going to pay all these after you, you know, die ‘n ‘at?A few years ago I ...
I’m not usually a fan of the memes that appear on Facebook. If you are unfamiliar with Facebook, a meme is a picture containing text that the poster thinks is witty or thought-provoking. Usually, it is neither.But a good one appeared a few days ago that, I think, achieves both purposes: ...
I admit that I missed the Jesus Shoes first time around.When they appeared online in October, I was busy moving to a new house. I had enough trouble finding my own shoes, let alone Jesus’s. But now that I’m back online regularly, they just sort of miraculously appeared.MSCHF (pronounced ...
Near the end of each October I take great pleasure in seeing what’s new in adult Halloween costumes. Not that I’m likely to buy one.When my band played for a Halloween dance in the early 1970s, I dressed in a three-piece suit and carried a briefcase. When people asked what I was supposed to ...
Mostly I ignore pumpkin spice. But looking the other way becomes harder with each passing year.When I pulled in to fuel my car last week, I expected my choices of gasoline to be regular, hi-test and pumpkin spice. I was wrong. Instead, I was treated to a pump-mounted LED screen on which a ...
