You see them everywhere - people walking into lampposts, people driving off the road, people bicycling into bushes - and all because of Pokémon Go, a phone game that has blown up this week. Me, I like the game because my kids like it. Plus, what the heck, at least it's getting … [Read more...]
A conversation in Hell
Saddam Hussein was hanging around the water cooler in Hell one day when Moammar Gadhafi came by. “Hey, I hear you’re trending on Twitter up there,” Gadhafi said, gesturing up “Get outta town,” said Hussein. “Is it the anniversary of my death or something?” “No, bro, but … [Read more...]
What do you think: The Baton Rouge police killing of Alton Sterling
As much as I respect police for what they do, watching the latest video of the Alton Sterling slaying by Baton Rouge police, it's hard to view this as anything but some form of murder. I realize Sterling had a gun but the officers had him pinned to the ground, and this didn't … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the July 6 edition
Come Heller high water … As political scandals go, Hillary Clinton’s use of private email servers is watered-down, low-fat vanilla yogurt. One might even say (if one is trying to irritate one’s smug Republican friends) it’s even Whitewateresque – generating lots of smoke … [Read more...]
Sorry, grown-ups (other than me) have proven they can’t handle fireworks
I love fireworks. The state should ban fireworks. Again. I don’t mean smoke bombs, sparklers and snakes. Those are boring. Banning them would be like banning oatmeal, which come to think of it, isn’t a bad idea. But then why bother - bland bans itself, in a sense, right? I … [Read more...]
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