Saint Patrick

This is a non-blog page (but still on my site), but I’d like my WordPress friends to see it: Saint Patrick

Looking Out for Number One

[Someday, someone will ask for your urine. Assuming that person is a medical professional, I think I can talk you through it. Don’t make these mistakes when providing a urine specimen:] Do not try to fill up all the bottles. Do not add sugar or non-dairy creamer to the sample. If this is for a […]

Another Typical Rant

I hate ambiguity for reasons that are both complicated and vague. Certainly, ambiguity has saved many a marriage, although that is not the reason I hate it. “Does my butt look big in these shorts?” “Darling, those shorts are perfect for your size of butt”. No answer has been given, but the word “perfect” is […]

Random Thoughts Part Four: Son of the Ghost of Random Thoughts

I think that a man should be allowed to walk around naked in his own house; my renters, however, did not agree… If you killed Frankenstein’s monster, would its ghost be the monster or would it be several separate ghosts for each body part? It is a bad workman who blames his tools. It is […]

Monogamy

Is there any word as sweet to the human ear as “monogamy” (besides “weapons”, “balm” and “areola”)? It evokes images of true love surviving through the ages, only getting stronger until it threatens to engulf us all in some sort of saccharine plague. Is it an idealized concept? Most psychologists and social scientists would respond […]