Vitamin-Enriched Flour WILL DESTROY US ALL

First, it was fluoridation in the 1960’s that threatened to turn us all into communists and was known to have turned at least four Americans into Devo. Then, it was mandatory seat belts that threatened to turn men into wimps and women into some ungodly female Devo. Now, it is vitamin-fortified flour. It is REAL. […]

Some Myopic Thoughts on “Vision”

[Another challenge from iscriblr on the topic of vision] There are none so blind as those who will not see; but don’t worry, they are still okay to drive… Helen Keller once said that the most pathetic thing in the world was a person with sight but no vision. She was a mean drunk. I […]

A Message

I want to take a vow of silence… but, I’d also like to be able to brag about it to others. Piety is useless unless you can lord it over those spiritually weaker than you. Certainly, you are no longer being humble… but, there are other qualities that you can concentrate on. Compassion is a […]

Oh Yeah, It’s Hummingbirds All the Way Down

I was reading Lismore Paper recently… she has many beautiful illustrations, by the way… and I saw an image of a hummingbird. I thought I’d published my essay on hummingbirds already but, as it was when I was married, I was WRONG. So… The Zestful Whimsy of the Hummingbird

The Government is Opened Again!

[Well, I’ve been on furlough for the past month. I’m finally going back to work, which will be swell, because…] Now, we can stop trying to pay our rent with Charmin coupons. We can stop replacing our insulin with Hawaiian Punch. We can afford to drive to work rather than spend the night at work […]