Things I Hate that are Blue

Smurfs: Frank Herbert in the science-fiction series, Dune, invented an entire culture and vocabulary. Anthony Burgess created an entire language in A Clockwork Orange. The Smurfs simply replaced random nouns, verbs and adjectives with the word “smurf”. That is really smurfed up… The Sky: Tornadoes, hail, lightening, comets… just some of the many gifts we […]

Random Thoughts: The Outlaw of Ardor

I went to a dueling piano bar and got to see one man kill another with a Steinway… Curiosity killed the cat… despite the presence of my fingerprints an DNA at the scene. You can look into it further if you like, but you know what happened to that nosy cat… Gynophobia is the irrational […]

Warm Thoughts about Fireplaces

A fireplace can be a wonderful addition to any home that can benefit from open fires in the living area. The entire family can gather around, roast marshmallows, hot dogs or just throw in a few aerosol cans for an impromptu game of “hairspray chicken”. A flue allows smoke to escape up through the chimney. […]

Notes on the Roadrunner

You don’t see a bird like the roadrunner every day… unless you live next door to one and it washes its car a lot… which would be frustrating because you’d like just ONE day to be edging your lawn and not have to make small talk with it while it waxes its Trans Am… Roadrunners […]

How to get Your Party-Goers to LEAVE

Lie on the floor and roll from one side of the room to the other over and over. Tell everyone that the party is moving to the patio. By the time they realize there is no patio, the door is locked. When you want everyone to leave, release toddlers into the crowd. After the adults […]