My daddy always said that men are great with a shovel. My mammy always said that women are great at emotional issues.I say that men are pleasant pigs and women are pleasant pig observers.
Since I left high school, my opinions have been gradually changing. I used to think that boys were smelly but now I’m […]

It can now be revealed.
They’re taking over the world. They’re living and working among us.
The aliens of the Tranisiuc.
This is no drill. This is the real McCoy. I’m telling the world in the hope we can do something before it’s too late.
I saw this guy at the automatic outside bank teller tearing up his receipt […]

1. You Must Be This High To Ride This Ride
2. There’s No “P” In Pool
3. Harvey Birdman, Attorney At Law
4. Aqua Teen Hunger Force
5. Sealab 2021
6. Brak Show
7. English Channel Swim
8. Bobby G. Can’t Swim
1. You Must Be This High To Ride This Ride
Adult Swim is […]

You have got to love soap operas. From the intricate plots and finely woven webs of deceit, to the depths of schemes, they were, are and always will be classics. They are timeless. I wrote this article as my take on them back in 1970 when filling white space for our high school paper. Watch […]

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CANOODLING WITH A CANUCK IN A CANOE?
–Or, Welcome to Climax, Saskatchewan!
Canada is a pretty straight-laced, peaceful place, where seldom is heard a discouraging word and the skies are not cloudy all day, except for eleven and a half months of the year affectionately called “winter”, (when everyone goes inside […]

Sesame Street must exist in an alternate universe. I recently asked a fellow, “Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street, where the air is sweet?” He gazed at me rather curiously and quickly walked away. I searched today, but couldn’t find Sesame Street on Google Earth or MapQuest. I […]

The latest Hollywood blockbuster historical epic has just hit our movie screens. Fans of spectacular swords and sandals extravanganzas like “Gladiator” and “Troy” will be clamoring to see “Alexander”, the latest work by legendary director Oliver Stone.
“Alexander” stars Hollywood man of the moment Colin Farrell as Alexander the Great, the 4th century Macedonian king and […]

Marya Mannes once wrote, “The earth we abuse and the living
things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in
exploiting their presence we are diminishing our future.”
Obviously Ms. Mannes preferred the status quo - health, sanity,
logic, blah, blah, blah. Why? Green House Roulette is so much
more intriguing.
In the country, weather affects everything. For […]

Truck song of truck songs, “Holocaust Harry’s Hotpipe”. The tune ignores the gas crunch and wallows is the notion of big powerful monsters beyond whatever the non-custom rigs can do.
“Well I used to drive those regular trucks
before I built this rig
Back in the days when I was broke
Before I made it big
When I sucked dust […]

I love animals but cats are my favorites. There’s just something about them that makes me relate to them so easily. My family has usually always had at least one cat among us as far back as I can remember. As with people there are just some animals that seem to have that special something. […]