AT LARGE
Civility, senility, and the art of the turn signal
It was, in fact, a close call … for which we are very grateful. The on-coming car did not bother to indicate that a left turn was in its immediate future and also didn’t seem to mind that we were motoring straight ahead in the opposite direction. Age may have taken its toll on some functions, but hitting the brakes to avoid a crash is [...]
Animals in Love
For those attracted here by the prurient possibilities suggested by this headline, settle down. Unless something goes completely off the rails, we will not be discussing, reviewing, or analyzing some raucous Thursday night orgy organized and participated in by the neighborhood cauldron of bats, romp of otters, or prickle of porcupines, although I suppose if it’s an orgy you have in mind, you could do [...]
Hello in there…among other New Year resolutions
Ah, the New Year. New beginnings. New resolutions. New ads on television replacing the mind-numbing political rants which had blessedly been replaced by fake snow, jingle bells, and well-dressed couples with darling “central casting” children celebrating the arrival of their new bow-festooned Christmas automobiles. Now we’re down to a devastating cycle of ads for pills, potions, and injectables that will do everything from restoring our [...]
Slumgullion
Photo above courtesy of istockphoto.com contributor Nadya Ustyuzhantseva. “I said who put all those things in your head” “She Said She Said” – The Beatles “Cosmic activity in the career loathsome activities area of your chart will bring challenges and opportunities in equal measure today. You may be overwhelmed with choices,” speculated my horoscope this morning. Couldn’t have said it better myself. The top two [...]