Welcome to the Afterliff
A thing happened yesterday that made me so chuffed I could have auditioned for the part of Thomas the Tank …
Tomfoolery
For all that I enjoyed the unremitting flow of vitriol that yesterday’s events produced, today I was in the mood …
The Omerta of the Woosters
October 15th is the birthday of P. G. Wodehouse and Mario Puzo. ********** I sat on the chaise longue, idly …
Olympericks
I blame my friend Dave. A few days ago he wrote the following on Facebook: “There was a young gymnast …
The Night After Christmas
One for the kids, although you may have to explain what ‘stertorous’ means. ********** ‘Twas the night after Christmas and …
One Fine Day
Hello. You don’t know me. Well, you do. But you mostly ignore me. I’m November 25th. Pleased to meet you. …
Rhyme and Reason
A few days ago, a friend kindly drew my attention to a list of words that have no rhyme in …
Look! Look! It’s A Book!
Full disclosure: I wrote this some years ago when someone found some ‘new’ Dr. Seuss stories. And now they’ve done …
The Bear Essentials
I was moved to write this little story by a report from a fellow Tweeter of a misspeled mispellt misspellt …
The Day I Met A Genius
Tuesday, in case you didn’t know, was Towel Day. If you are unaware of the significance of the day, you …