Dept. of Nance

T here is a deep and profound undercurrent of fear in this country.  Many of its citizens worry that, one day, if we aren't vigilant and...

O h, Texas.  You've already given us so very, very much .  But like Typhoid Mary , you keep giving and giving and giving.  Now you want ...

T he Dept. of Nance is six! I know.  I share your astonishment.  I, too, thought that by now The Authorities would have dismantled this s...

N ot sure if you got the memo or not, but I'm Retired. For real now, as of about 9:45 on July 22nd.  I completed my remaining 14 day...

 The field of 2012 republican presidential candidates is still growing  O h, those republicans.  Look at them.  No, seriously:  LOOK...

R emember how in seventh grade your health teacher would show you the Before and After pictures of lungs to demonstrate the Horrors And Evil...

...I promise.  Just give me a few days.

R ight now, Retirement just feels like Summer Vacation.  But we have Very Serious Discussions about it.  Like this one. Scene opens on back...

O h, Alice.  I can't say it any better myself, so I'll just borrow from you.  School's out for summer.  School's out forever...

I n what can only be termed a Hostage Crisis Of Horrific Proportions, I AM STILL IN SCHOOL .  Certainly, this is a massive and terrible brea...

I t is that time again, Dear Readers.  The Defender of The Language is back to...well, defend The Language!  In a world where poor grammar...

S cene opens in living room. Rick is sitting on  the couch, in Cable Television Coma, watching a reality television show in which various d...

M y Spring Break is pretty much over, and while I am always glad to be At Home rather than At Work, the weather was rainy and awful most of ...

I t's SPRING BREAK, BABY!   And I could not be happier or more relieved.  It was a long slog to get here, believe me.  I thought March ...