I Just Got Here
2013-02-06 – “I just got here,” said my wife Kit when I got into the car after getting off the train this afternoon. I kissed her hello. Then I thought […]
Tag Archives: Humor
No Matter What You Do
2013-01-16 – No matter what you do, your cough will last for 18 day, according to a study reported by NBC News. If you like numbers, the mean duration is […]
Digital Toes
2012-12-26 – I don’t stoop to pick my clothes off the floor. I can grasp things with my toes. It’s a little awkward, but a works. Typing is a little […]
A Limerick
2012-12-23 – A limerick: In truth the world’s soiled and gritty. Our destiny’s sorrow and pity. The salve is habitual Abuse of ritual, And cure is referred to committee. * […]
Quiet Car
2012-12-05 – The Metra North Line has two quiet cars, one at each end of the train. It wasn’t always like this. The practice has been in effect for maybe […]
Existential Sneeze
2012-08-29 – My eyes water a lot at this time of year. I used to have allergies in the late summer and early fall, but when I was in my […]
Three-Legged Dog
2012-08-16 – For the last week or so, I’ve been seeing a three-legged dog during my morning walk to the train. It’s not immediately apparent that the dog only has […]
Mars Hoax Bares Warming Truth
2012-08-14 – After a week of increasingly implausible denials, NASA today admitted that its dramatic reports about landing a space probe on the planet Mars were a hoax. NASA Administrator […]
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