I don’t know what category this goes in, but I picked “Art” because it’s the sort of thing that probably draws big bucks in a Manhattan gallery. Heck, for all I know it really is a piece of performance art: It wasn’t until I imported this photo – which, incidentally, was shot in the parking… Continue reading Throwing Green
Category: Just Plain Silly
Random Weinergate Observations
Some random thoughts – serious and not-so – about “Weinergate,” the latest example of how skillful a politician can be in shooting his own foot. If only Rep. Anthony Weiner were so competent as a leader. The seductiveness of the internet to cause one to do stupid things cannot be overstated. It’s worse than alcohol… Continue reading Random Weinergate Observations
Passed Grass
So, you’ve finished edging and mowing the yard in the 90 degree heat, and you’re happy to have that chore out of the way. You grab a bottle of water and ease into the chair on the front porch to admire your handiwork. Despite the watering restrictions, the lawn looks pretty darned good. You swing… Continue reading Passed Grass
Currency Devaluation
Make Your Franklin is a “community art project” that lets folks redesign the US one hundred dollar bill and upload the results to an online gallery. The site even provides a high resolution scan (7300×3000 pixel) of a Benjamin in case you don’t have one handy (and I never do). A lot of the entries show… Continue reading Currency Devaluation
Pointy Boots
Today’s newspaper ran this AP story under the headline, “Mutant pointy boots create a craze.” When I first saw the headline, I thought, “well, so what’s new? I’ve seen lots of pointy boots on the dance floor, at country dances.” Uh, well, no. Those, my friend, are Pointy Boots. Those are “you’ll poke your eye… Continue reading Pointy Boots
Ant Band
OK, feast your eyes on this little jewel: That’s right – it’s an authentic Fire Ant Gazette wrist band, crafted by otherworldly artisans deep beneath the earth (in the general area of Wickett) from the finest silicon harvested by documented workers from the forests of Silicon Valley, and tinted in Classic Lead-Free Pewter to accentuate… Continue reading Ant Band
Cake Break(ing and Entering)
I think Dante left out at least one important level of Hell when he penned Inferno. Surely there’s a special punishment reserved for whoever invented those plastic cake containers that you get at the grocery store. You know what I’m talking about – those blasted snap-together covers that require an advanced degree in engineering to… Continue reading Cake Break(ing and Entering)
Rattlesnake Dreams
Debbie and I both dreamed about rattlesnakes last night. In my dream, one chased me as I was walking [home?] from [somewhere?] at [night?]. (I don’t always remember the details of my dreams with precise clarity.) Artist’s Rendering In a fit of terrified intrepidness, I jumped and grabbed a limb of a convenient live oak… Continue reading Rattlesnake Dreams
Spousal Challenge
Ladies, when it comes to manly things, don’t ever tell your husband that something he’s trying isn’t going to work. It’s like trying to teach a pig to dance. It never works, and it annoys the pig. For example, don’t ever say something like this: “I don’t think you can get forty bags of mulch… Continue reading Spousal Challenge
Light Duty
Q: How many people does it take to change the light bulbs in the ceiling fan in my office? A: Just one, but he should have a robust vocabulary to cope with the task of guiding a large fragile glass dome with one hand in such a way as to align and maneuver said dome… Continue reading Light Duty