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Seldom Seen Slim's Wild West Adventure
May 14, 2013
Seldom Seen Slim leaned forward in the saddle, rested his forearms on the horn, and squinted into the hills. “What’s it gonna be, Mr. Briggs? Way Cheyenne’s gang’s hol’ up in them rocks, if’n you go after ‘em in daylight, you’re buzzard bait.” Neither Slim ... Read more »
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Negotiating Marriage
May 6, 2013
NEWS ITEM: SINCE OUR VIEW OF MARRIAGES MAY BE ALTERED THERE HAS BEEN TALK OF DRAFTING A BILL TO CHANGE OUR VOWS FROM “TILL DEATH DO US PART” TO A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT, WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW.ETHEL: Harold, I’d like to talk to you. Read more »
Post Publication Depression, a New Writer’s Disease
April 26, 2013
Dr. Madrid at the Peoria Institute of Medical Research and Deli (PIMR&D) today announced the discovery of a new syndrome afflicting writers. Authors, probably because of their solitary nature, sedentary habits, and infrequent bathing are known to be susceptible to a similar syndrome: writer’s block, ... Read more »
Dear Exercise Nuts
April 25, 2013
Hold on to your barbells. I have news for you. This exposé is going to rock the diet world and every person exercising who is breathing in through their nose and out through their guppy posed lips. It’s even more important than my first study, ... Read more »
Missing from The Marriage Debate: How to Tell When It's Kaput
April 11, 2013
All of the discussion on marriage equality has me thinking ... everyone really should have the right to marry. Otherwise they will be forced to send out for aggravation.What is being neglected in the discussion are the ways to tell that a relationship may ... Read more »
Got Tickets?
April 10, 2013
“Harold, do you have the tickets?” The subway entrance was just in front of us.“Got the tickets,” I replied patting my breast pocket. “What are you looking for in your purse?”“The tickets.”“I've got the tickets, Ethel.”“Harold, you know they don’t seat ... Read more »
Dear Justin Timberlake
March 20, 2013
There are things you should know about granny and other saucy old broads. True, you are used to quick Twitter messages, but since I am Twitter-less, I urge you to keep reading to the end where, I guarantee — before the year is over — ... Read more »
Q: Marriage or Jail? A: … I’m thinking, I’m thinking …
March 13, 2013
A recent news clip stated Londoners ask for divorce for the flimsiest of reasons. A woman sued her husband when he insisted that she dress in Klingon costumes and speak in that language … particularly during romantic interludes. I mean really, doesn't everyone?Another said ... Read more »
“History is not the story of heroes entirely. It is often the story of cruelty and injustice and shortsightedness. There are monsters, there is evil, there is betrayal. That’s why people should read Shakespeare and Dickens as well as history — they will find the best, the worst, the height of noble attainment and the depths of depravity.”
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