Come Heller high water … Another milestone has been passed in the Christmas shopping season’s relentless march toward 24/7/365. This year, I saw Christmas commercials and store displays before Halloween. That means Labor Day is next. And then the Fourth of Noel. You may … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the Halloween edition
Come Heller high water … Happy Halloween, everyone. To celebrate, this year I’m carving up a giant orange pumpkin. Speaking of Trump, heck no, it wasn’t wrong for that World Series crowd to boo and chant “Lock him up!” when they saw Trump on the Jumbotron. What I liked is … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the debating debates edition
Come Heller high water … There ought to be a law that a televised presidential debate has to be between no more than two candidates, must cover a maximum of three topics, and must be moderated by a highly caffeinated person with her or his finger hovering above a giant red … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the Great & Unmatched Wisdom edition
Come Heller high water … My favorite Trump tweet of the week was the one where he said that “in his great and unmatched wisdom” he was pulling our troops out of northern Syria. Honestly, who, besides the Wizard of Oz, talks like that? If your grandpa said that, you'd get him … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the imploding president edition
Come Heller high water … Congressional Republicans are treating the Trump/Zelensky memo like it’s a particularly hard “Where’s Waldo?” Gosh, they just can’t find a quid pro quo anywhere! Let me help. Trump: “I will say that we do a lot for Ukraine. We spend a lot of effort … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the ‘Wanted: Congressional backbones’ edition
Come Heller high water … After Corey Lewandowski did everything short of mooning the House Judiciary Committee during his rancorous testimony, Democratic Chairman Jerrold Nadler said he was so gosh-darn mad he was “considering” holding him in contempt. Considering? Why are … [Read more...]
Jarts and vaping are bad but you know what’s worse?
People who know me know my lifelong obsession with Jarts. If you’re younger than 40, you probably have no idea what those are. They were – and are – the world’s best lawn game, consisting of two plastic rings placed 20 or so paces apart into which you lob Jarts, which are … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the ‘Ohmygod, summer’s ending’ edition
Come Heller high water … There are no fence-sitters on Line 5, including me. I’m squarely on the side that says oil and water don’t mix. It makes no sense to risk the Great Lakes based on the word of a company with a lousy record of keeping oil and gas, you know, actually … [Read more...]
Discovering my inner old dude
Being an incredibly witty and insightful commentator on the absurdities of life is easier when you’re younger. People think you’re simply being delightfully sarcastic or wry. But when you’re older and you point out something ridiculous, people immediately think you’re just … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the Andy does summer edition
Andy does summer in Michigan … I’m just going to say it: I like Renaissance festivals. I’ve always been a fan of hokey and there’s nothing hokier than a guy dressed in tights telling you in a bad English/pirate accent where the turkey leg stand is. Sheer, dumb bliss. I … [Read more...]
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