“Arkansas Traveler,” is an old-time song of folk humor that tells of a well-heeled dandy who gets lost while travelling...
Month: December 2023
I made a few New Year’s resolutions this week – not for me, but as self-improvement ideas for some of...
Vangunu, one of the Solomon Islands, is home to a giant species of rodent called Vika. Astonishingly, this rare and...
OK, Boomer.” That’s a snarky phrase currently some use to mock 60-and-70-year-olds they consider to be cluelessly out-of-touch....
Let’s all sing the holiday classic: “All I want for Christmas… Is Something Not Made of Plastic.” Easier sung than...
Mike Johnson, bless his heart, says he doesn’t “wanna get too spooky on you,” but it was God who made...
You wait a month to get a doctor appointment, then you sit in the waiting room an hour because Dr....
In a song about outlaws, Woody Guthrie noted that, “Some’ll rob with a 6-gun/Some with a fountain pen.” Indeed, the...
What it is about today’s vituperative, foam-at-the-mouth Republican party? No longer disguising their desire to repress women, workers, immigrants, the...
According to an old saying, “You can’t squeeze blood from a turnip.” True. But that raises this question: Who would...