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According To Hofmann

Well, ladies and gents, it appears that Superbowl Sunday is again upon us, but it seems that more and more, it鈥檚 become increasingly difficult to be excited about the Big Game...unless that game is a version of Jenga where the pieces are so large, a collapse could mean certain death.Anyway, ...

According to Hofmann: Emails from the edge

Even though I鈥檝e been doing this 鈥渨riting thing鈥 for a while, I still get tickled to death...and then tickled back to life when I receive fan mail.It鈥檚 a great feeling when I open my inbox to see emails with subject lines that read 鈥淔unny column!鈥 or 鈥淚 hate prescription drug ...

According to Hofmann: A history of names

A few years ago, some guy named William Shakespeare wrote, 鈥淲hat鈥檚 in a name?鈥 Well, letters, of course, but I imagine his thinking was more deep than that, like the meaning of a name.For example, in the research I just totally made up for this column, the surname of Shakespeare came from ...

According to Hofmann: Totaled Recall

I was once told that communication is important in a marriage. Of course, I think it was my wife who said that 鈥 I鈥檓 not really sure; I was half paying attention.Normally when she talks, I hear her muffled voice coming from miles away as I鈥檓 normally thinking about beer and what other ...

According to Hofmann: Going bananas for art

Subjects for conversation while sitting around the dinner table for my family include what鈥檚 appropriate (family memories and catching up), what鈥檚 inappropriate (politics, bathroom habits, or both combined) and what鈥檚 necessary (controversies in the world of modern art).In case you鈥檝e ...

Christmas is a strange time when you鈥檙e an adult 鈥 the full moon rises, and you become hairy, angry, grow fangs and you want to chase your food through the forest.For those adults who are not werewolves, it鈥檚 strange to see you kids enjoying the holiday as you start seeing weird parallels ...