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Can You Benefit from a Good Brainwash?
Being brainwashed is mostly not good, but their are exceptions.
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‘Understanding’ is Love’s Other Name
In this post I recommend that you love your neighbors. All of them, if you can.
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No Progress without Rambling Men
The pros and cons of going out into the world to look for adventure and greener pastures.
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It’s Okay to be Bad-Tempered
A little satire about getting old and being bad-tempered. You have reasons to be impatient, suspicious, and bad-tempered when you are as old as Snow White’s Grumpy and have his enormous snozzle. Not all old people have big snouts, but they are likely to have other physical irregularities, such as bad hair or multiple chins…
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Satirical Observations on Cruelty to Animals and Eating Habits
Some satirical observations on eating habits and cruelty to animals. The first time I experienced the mushy texture and slightly sickening taste of a banana must have been in 1947 when I was twelve years old. Relatively late in life due to the absence of such luxuries during the war years. I cannot remember if…
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Take My Advice
The following is satire. Never take advice from young people between ten and sixty years old. Why do I exclude little children? They may not have much experience to brag about, but they are observant and honest. If a six-year-old tells you you should have the scary mole on your chin removed, believe her and…
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Vhy Not?
So Sweet… David Kowalski was sixty-four and only one year before his upcoming retirement from the Greensboro Waterworks when he suffered a massive heart attack and dropped dead during dinner. He was just stuffing his face with a large chunk of bloody steak when he pitched forward violently with the fork in his mouth. The…
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We Ate Better
Jan Steen – Lunch at our place…The happy fellow on the floor could be me. We almost had guests for lunch yesterday. Almost, as they did not show, they accepted our lunch invitation and agreed to arrive at about 12:30. Lea, my wife, is fairly tolerant of late arrivers and when 12:35 came and went,…
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Swim or get Old in a Hurry
Satire about swimming in a swim spa and its effects on health. Swimming upstream or on a thether..
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Loss and Gains
Satire When people start telling you, “You look great”, it probably means you look like crap. In fact they say you look great because they are surprised you’re still on your feet and above ground. That’s the time to return the compliment and say. “You look fabulous yourself, just a little tired. Make sure to…