Finally, our long national nightmare is almost over. I am speaking, of course, of being forced to hear Official Cable News impeachment commentators tell us 1,000 times a day that the only beverages allowed on the Senate floor are water and milk. For the record, I don’t buy that load of FAKE NEWS for a […]
I’m NOT the only one pondering this critical question. So is Oliver the Cat. Here is Oliver doing some serious pondering (shortly before heading off to victimize a helpless bird) – Whether you think the Democrats or the Republicans have gone off the deep end and are [insert your choice: 1. Evil, 2. Insane, 3. […]
Following extensive research into 20th Century military tactics, Oliver the Cat has adopted Ronald Reagan’s “Peace through strength” policy. Oliver would like you to know that he is NOT a Republican. He is a card-carrying Libertarian. (Well, if he had pockets, he WOULD be a card-carrying member.) This policy is in keeping with one of […]
My sister-in-law recently told me she liked to buy grocery items in bulk. You know – pasta, flour, rice, et cetera – from those big bins. I told her that those bulk bins were dangerous because members of the “general public” had direct access. It simply wasn’t sanitary. I asked her why she was wasting […]
I’ll begin by apologizing for this udderly ridiculous story. I recently stumbled upon a scientific breakthrough in veterinarian medicine. Sadly, the tsunami of fake news flooding recent headlines has practically drowned out this important, Pulitzer Prize worthy story written by Ben Hooper for UPI. My regular readers know that I believe strongly that writers must […]
I don’t want to compare myself to the freedom fighters in Hong Kong, but there arise moments in our lives where we must choose to either step up and act for the greater good or back away and allow wrong to prevail. Good versus evil. I came to such a crossroads recently. It tested my […]
We always enjoy reading “Year-end Letters” from families updating us on their activities. I especially enjoy their humble nature. For example, here are a couple of excerpts from a letter I received last year: “Guess who just got accepted into Harvard?” “Jim got an enormous raise! ‘Somebody’s’ shopping for a new Escalade! Ha ha!” Well, […]
As you may recall, Oliver the Cat showed up on our doorstep last winter and informed me and my wife that he was now living in our (his) home. So far, Oliver has been quite reasonable. With few exceptions, he has let us have the run of the place. You may also recall that I […]
I’ll admit it. The title of this column is just a fantasy of mine. I do enjoy imagining, however, that somewhere out there, perhaps south of the Mason-Dixon Line, one lonely peach-obsessed farmer discovered mid-impeachment hearings that the entire hubbub had nothing to do with peaches. Sadly, not only did it have absolutely nothing to […]
When it comes to volunteering for important acts of charity, just remember one thing. It’s not important who gets the credit, as long as I get some of the credit. And when it comes to helping meet the financial needs of those who are struggling, it isn’t important who steps forward to meet those needs, […]