Politically Correct to the Level of Silly

We stumbled across a snarky quotation by an unknown genius that sums up the sensitive, the weird and the technologically coddled among us. “Have you ever listened to someone for a while and wondered… ‘who ties your shoelaces for you?’” That was a valid question for a...

Of Pain and Pills

Pills, pills everywhere with no relief in sight. It is impossible to watch television, browse the Internet or flip through the pages of any magazine or newspaper without being bombarded with countless advertisements for legal drugs. Most people never heard of the...

The Trouble with Grownups

In an ideal world, by the time we reach adulthood our job, among other things, is to be responsible, exercise a modicum of common sense, and be good mentors to children. There must have been a major shift in the universe because we do not live in an ideal world. In...

Variations on the Theme of Stupidity

Think of today’s column as a tribute to foolishness. Tales of criminals who forgot to engage the brain before executing their brilliant plans. Tale #1: Several years ago, this writer was on a Federal Jury. It was worth losing a week of vacation time for the pure...