I was too young, in the early 1960s, to have any memory of the original Twilight Zone TV series — but I did enjoy the “revival” of the series that ran on CBS in the mid-1980s…
Category: Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Undying Dream of Space Travel
Because of the COVID pandemic, NASA is encouraging people to watch the liftoff from home, on a sanitized device, rather than gathering on nearby Florida beaches with their binoculars and iPhones…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Coffee & Dinosaurs
The smaller mug was a Christmas present from my niece, purchased during a trip to the Smithsonian Museum a few years ago when she was still a young child. It’s decorated with drawings of dinosaurs…
HMPRESENTLY: Badass Dems for America… What’s Next?
Right here, right below, is the first draft, with parenthetical notes about… let’s call it, ‘the anatomy of a strategic plan’…
READY, FIRE, AIM: One Size, Fits All
I finally got my COVID stimulus check in the mail, and the weather being so nice, I decided to head over to Walmart and buy some new shorts…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Genghis Khan (and The Horse He Rode In On)
Genghis Khan (1162 –1227) insisted that all young Mongol men marry older women. He felt that a more mature woman had greater wisdom and sense…
READY, FIRE, AIM: I Hate Masks
I am not going to win this thing with logic. Logic has no bearing whatsoever on the situation…
HUMOR: A Brighter Shade of Orange
But Democrats would be wise to indulge the president’s desire to have his name associated with everything connected with the novel coronavirus pandemic…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Cure
“I have some excellent news,” the President said with his usual confident smile. “Actually, two pieces of excellent news…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Brighter Side of a Virus Epidemic
There’s always a silver lining. I saw on the news yesterday, that arrests are way down…
READY, FIRE, AIM: For Lack of Honest News
So I finally give up, and switch to a classic music station. I hear the voice of Barry McGuire…
HMPRESENTLY: We Have to Get Going… So to Speak
“It’s all customizable and controlled by electronic buttons on a panel next to your seat….”
READY, FIRE, AIM: What Happened to Chocolates?
I understand that the path to a man’s heart is often littered with the bones of large, edible farm animals… beef, pork… perhaps an occasional lamb… if you’re feeling less romantic, a chicken…
HMPRESENTLY: Gonna Need Lots of Soap
It’ll probably take lots of soap and scrubbing to remove the stain and cleanse the game of baseball’s image…
HMPRESENTLY: Waaaay Toooo Much
Putting redundant letters in words, like capitalizing every letter in certain words, evidently is a marketing strategy aimed at stirring emotions…
HMPRESENTLY: It’s Brussels, Not Brussel Sprouts?
Suppose, as a kid, I happened to be competing in a spelling bee, and lost, all because of Brussels sprouts?
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Business-Friendly Approach to Zombies
“An awful lot of adults see these zombie movies and TV shows and think zombies are frightening…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: It’s a Dog’s Life
I’m not sure what kind of glasses would be appropriate for a dog, but I suspect he would look distinguished in black frames…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Lies, Damned Lies, and Facebook
My dad used to say, you can tell when a politician is lying: whenever his mouth is moving…