Suprise Me

I’m not really thirsty til I realize To my surprise and horror That I’ve left the house without My HydroFlask of water Cool clear water (water, water)   I try not to panic but I find it hard to swallow Will tomorrow ever come I mean what I am to do without water Cool clear water… Read More

It's amazing that I managed to get this story written at all, with so many old issues of Mad Magazine waiting to be re-read. Read More

Joe's hat sported not only a Nixon-Agnew campaign button but, beside it, a Goldwater button from four years earlier. Read More

In Canada, new programs were suddenly in place for the unemployed and businesses. Schools closed, gatherings were progressively smaller.  Everything was changed, reminding me that “normal” can dissipate overnight. I harbored a guilty thought—could world-on-pause be something good? Read More

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Growing up, I was taught that the proper reply to being thanked was, “You’re welcome.” Read More

I am always delighted to enjoy any garden, as long as someone else does the work to maintain it. Read More

What happened when a new principal tried to impose a dress code in a high school where the students wouldn't follow anyone else's rules. Read More

Won't you please move closer? Now, say, "Cheese"! Read More

At the time, in 2006, it seemed a promising idea.  I had just retired (early) from a long career at Stanford. One is eligible to retire when age plus years of service add up to the magic number 75.  Having started fresh out of college and worked straight through, my relative youth was augmented by… Read More