Doggerel-Days of August

All through the Fall I am upset, Because Winter will be here soon I bet. * And, Winter’s no fun, I just bundle up and wait for it to be done. * But, I get sad when it is Spring because it is brief like every nice thing. * During the hot hot Summer, I […]

The Super-intelligent Bio-Engineered Dog Days of August

Dear Genetically-Modified Bio-Engineered Dog: There’s a dead body outside on my front porch. Should I go out and investigate or just turn on the sprinklers and hope that it floats away? Alice in Dallas Dear Alice, Check through the window. If the head of the body is nearest your door, the person might’ve been killed […]

More Literary Thoughts that I Wouldn’t Write Home About

One day I hope to read a FULL autobiography; i.e., one that ends mid-sentence. When a fantasy books becomes a trilogy, that is an indicator that parts of the plot weren’t sufficiently fleshed out to the author’s satisfaction or that after the first book’s royalties the author could afford a nice house but NOT a […]

Thoughts on Perfume that Stink

Clive Christian Number 1 is the most expensive fragrance for men; but, it is worth it. It makes you smell like someone who can afford 1800 dollars for 30 ml of perfume. The same perfume can smell completely different depending upon the person. For example: Apply musk to an attractive person and the scent is […]

Thoughts on Gluttony that Leave Me Wanting More

Gluttony is the eating of more food than you need. Like most of the deadly sins, this one can be brought on by stress or the holidays. The church’s view does not take into account good reasons for gluttony… like lay in a store of fat for hibernation or gaining twenty pounds to play Winston […]

I’m Humble About this List on Pride

The best definition of “pride” is self-satisfaction turned violently outward. Aristotle felt that pride was a virtue instead of a sin. Not only was he comfortable with that opinion, he was pretty smug about it. Parents usually say that they are equally proud of each of their children… often with a straight face… Milton hinted […]

I Refuse to Work Hard on this List for Sloth

When people started trying to avoid sinning by staying in bed all day and doing nothing, sloth was added to the deadly sins in a technique known as “damning on the curve”. At monasteries of all religions, idleness is frowned upon. Fortunately, that doesn’t deter really lazy people because they seldom expend the energy to […]