What May be My Worst Ideas Ever

A light opera about salt-water crocodiles Aerosol grape jelly A seeing eye rhinoceros so the blind can navigate through packed crowds A pine cone circus A little refrigerator you can fit inside your microwave. A line of condolence cards based upon the movie Ben Hur. A television series about a fat, pony-tailed humorist who fights […]

Life Hacks for Those Who’ve Given Up on Life

Need impromptu canapés? Just cut regular food into small unsatisfying portions and put toothpicks into them. During a long power outage, a flashlight can be invaluable in that it will give you and your family something to fight over. Club soda stains on your new white carpet? A little red wine will lift those stains […]

The Chair-throwing Hegemony of Complaining

[Everyone needs to learn how to complain effectively. Because, it is the squeaky wheel that gets the grease, at least until someone becomes proactive and replaces the entire wheel] First, is your complaint valid? The less valid the complaint, the more energy you must put into the complaining. Your new shirt has a hole in […]

Life’s Little Supreme Ironies

[What follows is a list of ironic events or things. Although I feel I’ve only scratched the surface, it was difficult to come up with even ten. Anyone else know any legitimate ironies?] A pet bird dying in a plane crash. Being beaten to death by a pacifists’ bodyguards. A financial planner who takes a […]

Fun Facts About Language, Speech and Hearing

Singer Tim Storms produced a sound so low that human ears could not detect it. He also owns a dog that is so fast, human eyes have never seen it. Yodeling is not only the rapid and repeated transition from low to high pitched tones, it is also considered the fastest way to get a […]