New, this Television Season!

Dr. Weasel M.D. (NBC) – A weasel bombarded by gamma rays becomes super-intelligent enough to get a medical degree; but, not smart enough to come up with a cure for being a weasel. Dr. Weasel sets up practice in a small town and has to deal with small town prejudice. Pilot Episode: Who ate Farmer […]

How to Tell if You are in the Depths of Depression and Despair

[Sorry friends. Massive attack of depression. All right now] Your energy level won’t power a potato clock. You find yourself turning more and more to “comfort foods”, which, in my case, is baby formula blended with three Milky Way bars. You find yourself reevaluating your life-choices; like your decision to sit in your recliner for […]

Stuff I Remember from My Childhood

I remember Space Food Sticks: Vitamin-fortified earwax in the shape of a Slim Jim. Great for playing astronaut; but, pretending to be a weightless guy with a slide rule pushing buttons got old quick… and so did Space Food Sticks. And, for dress shoes, we walked around on platform shoes which were technically stilts. You […]

What You Can Do Stuck at Home Waiting for the Apocalypse

Force your children to learn Navajo. Prioritize all the household projects you have. That way, when you go back to work, you’ll know which of them to feel guiltiest about not doing. Watch five minutes of each of your cable channels in order… except Lifetime. That would be cruel. Meditate until you become enlightened… check […]