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Whatever happened to the world of yesterday? I've kind of kept quiet about this , but we're two weeks away from the 175th anniversar...

I hate using this cartoon again As the dust settles, a little bit of good news. Apparently, the Cambridge Police are going to look into thei...

Can't believe they still do this There are certain things you just assume don't happen anymore, and having large chains of pet store...

Red Rabbit from Egmont Mayer on Vimeo .

Back in the saddle again Well, I'm employed, or, at least, I will be as soon as the start-up starts up, or, to be more precise, as soon ...

Go-fer wanted. College degree preferred. (A look at what's out there. At least the job title is honest.) Position: ...

Behind the Laughs I have long linked Sandra Bell Lundy's blog on the rail, and I know some of my readers are also her readers (and one ...

"Anybody can steer the ship when the sea is calm." One of the things I have discovered since I was fired six weeks ago is that for...

When the "crisis" is in our attitude "The culture of aid treats Africans like they're idiots, like they don't know wh...

Timothy Leary's Dead (No, no, no, no -- he's outside, with the fish) Maybe you have to watch a lot of cable to have this Visa commer...

If all a cappella arrangements were pulled off with the success of this Slovenian jazz choir's live shot, I'd be much more of a fan...

Well done I do a lot of carping over stupid, derivative, obvious images. This cartoon by David Simmons of the Arizona Daily Star is an examp...

Quote of the week: I don't know who Jon and Kate are, and I pray to God I never learn. -- Peter King, Sports Illustrated

Mythology at Weekly Storybook Should have mentioned this last week, but Weekly Storybook is now featuring a series of Greek and Roman myths...

They say that being unemployed is a full-time job, but the fact is, after you've checked in with unemployment, run through a number of o...

Early wisdom I'm getting ready to move and going through a lot of boxes, as part of which I came across this 1976 Doonesbury that once a...

And now this commentary ... Emily Litella: What's all this I hear about our government resettling wiggers in Palau? Why on earth do we...

"It's not like it's dead, and it's not like it only belonged here." Twenty years ago, I interviewed Arlo Guthrie for ...

I'm gonna miss this view Not sure how long I'll be looking at this. Lease runs out at the end of the month. Without a plan, I'll...

How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do! Up in the air and o...