Monthly Archives: January 2016

There are several kinds of “writers.” There are professionals who work each day at writing, and are making living out of it. There are the “unpredicables” like the English housewife who tried her hand at pornography and found, unbelievably, a … Continue reading →

Two years ago this month I published this blog. Ever since then I’ve had requests to repeat “that one about your wife and the TV.” So here it is. It is called, “Quiet, Please!” My wife talks to the TV. … Continue reading →

Well, we have survived “Snow Jam 2016!” But it was touch and go there for awhile. We even had a dusting of snow as far south in GA as Stone Mountain. None on the driveways or roads, but of course … Continue reading →

Many years ago I learned one of the most important lessons in life. And I have followed it ever since. I was working at a TV station in Winston-Salem, NC, and after three years my salary had reached $60 a … Continue reading →

The good die young. Glenn Frey dead at 67. If you are a rap fan you probably don’t recognize the name, Glenn Frey, or what real music is. Frey was the lead singer with “The Eagles” (and a fabulous guitar … Continue reading →

I must admit that, due to an immediate surgical emergency, I missed the last State of the Union address by our President Obama. I had a severe hangnail that required my total concentration. Of course, I am being facetious but … Continue reading →

Sometimes a phrase gets used so often it passes one’s ears without recognition. In the 1930s it was “Brother, can you spare a dime.” (We were in the middle of our worst depression.) In the 1940s it was “Kilroy was … Continue reading →

Every time it seems that a Republican might become President, those really bright people in Hollywood declare that they are going to abandon the United States. When George Bush became the head of our nation, Alec Baldwin (administrator of child … Continue reading →

Everybody is complaining about the RAIN. I guess it is more noticeable because it is occurring during the holiday season, when more people are off work and not ensconced in their cubicles with no windows. But rain in December and … Continue reading →