Friendly By Carl Dennis The friendly way to explain the missing punch bowl Is to assume you loaned it to someone Who, by the time he thought of returning it, Had lost his job and moved to another city And loaned it to the hostess of a charity ball Who forgot the person she borrowed […]
MoreA few weeks after the Academy Awards comes another awards event. Fortunately no one honored is in danger of being insulted by Ricky Gervais. A perk of not being alive. Inspired by a New York Times list of the top ten composers of all time (Bach, not Mozart headed that controversial list), University of […]
MoreHere’s a sampling of the Valentine’s Day cards I’m sending to my friends: I found these retro Valentine’s Day cards on line. I love them because they’re corny and sweet but mostly because they’re not associated with any advertising campaign like the Hello Kitty or Barbie or Toy Story valentines that drugstores shelve this time […]
MoreTwo stories to begin the new year: When I was young and sometimes cruel, I played a trick on my little sister. I tracked her down in the neighborhood and told her that our father had been looking all over for her and was really, really mad that she wasn’t home. What got me […]
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