Back in the 1960’s there was a celebrity named Jane Goodall who lived with and studied chimpanzees in Tanzania, and claimed they were remarkably similar to humans. Other than the fact she was a young, attractive blonde, I’m not quite sure why she became a celebrity, given that her findings, in the humble opinion of … Read more
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While driving between subdivisions the other day, I found myself reading the billboards. And it struck me – why are there so many billboards for LAWYERS? As your humble correspondent, I acknowledge there’s a lot of things I don’t understand. But I do understand that restaurants buy billboards because a lot of drivers are trying … Read more
Let’s be honest—most of us want to be eco-warriors, but between work, life, and remembering to take out the recycling, “saving the planet” often falls somewhere below “organize the junk drawer” on our to-do lists. But what if going green was as simple as fixing a few annoying things around your house? Turns out, those … Read more
OK, so maybe that fly got in when a door was opened, or it was resting on your sleeve when you entered the house. And lord knows why there’s a miniscule ant crawling on that piece of paper you’re reading. You try to ignore these tiny creatures, and do everything you can to avoid thinking … Read more
Suddenly there’s all this news that we need to remove everything from our foods that isn’t natural. They say we shouldn’t be eating anything processed, artificial, or synthetic, and ESPECIALLY foods that contain PETROLEUM. I have to admit, your humble correspondent must have been living in a cave all this time, because I never imagined … Read more
After months of scrambling, fixing everything that’s gone wrong in your homes, your humble correspondent noticed that something seemed strangely familiar. Locusts? Storms? Insects? One right after another?! Then it hit me. I walked up to a bookshelf, picked up this big book, opened it, and THERE IT WAS! In Exodus, Chapters 7-12. Now, I’m … Read more
If you’ve been puzzled for decades by what Bob Dylan meant by “answers” to his questions in “Blowing in the Wind,” this was a big week for you. Well, a big week for YOU, but not for me. While I may only be your humble correspondent, I’ve known these answers all along. Don’t get me … Read more
Look, I’m just your humble correspondent who fixes things that break. While that might not seem like much, at least we do provide a needed function to our community, and we take pride in being good at our job. But what about those whose job it is to keep our nation from being INVADED, for … Read more
Maybe it’s just me, your humble correspondent, but I’m sensing an escalating and disturbing trend among politicians seeking higher office. Candidates now show up at the most unexpected places, performing tasks you’d NEVER expect from them, to demonstrate they’re either just like us average folks, or they’re the exact OPPOSITE of who they’re afraid we … Read more
We’ve all had to come to peace with the fact that we don’t live anywhere near a beach. Some console ourselves that at least we’ll never have to deal with hurricanes. Locusts? Definitely. Tornadoes? Sure. Earthquakes? Maybe. But hurricanes? Must we now worry that the trickle in the comically-named River des Peres, which on its … Read more