As a reporter, I have to talk to a lot of people over the phone because I have to interview them and ask them questions like, 鈥淲hy are you running for public office?,鈥� 鈥淲here is the office?,鈥� 鈥淲hy were you found trying to smuggle a goat across state lines?, and 鈥淎re you ...
Maybe some readers of this column would disagree, but, like William Shakespeare before me, I think some of my best writings come out of marital strife, passing gas, coughing, sneezing and burping.If you think Shakespeare was above a good fart joke, then take a gander at this passage from ...
I鈥檝e been noticing a lot of public protests lately, and I can鈥檛 seem to put my finger on why, exactly.C鈥檓on, folks, just because I write the news doesn鈥檛 necessarily mean I constantly follow it. Imagine that you work in a sandwich shop and your job is to, well, make sandwiches 鈥� just ...
I used to think I had to watch 鈥淪tar Trek鈥� or 鈥淎nimal Planet鈥� or 鈥淭he Jersey Shore鈥� to learn of the similarities and differences between various species, but it turns out a trip to the vet accomplished the same thing.At the recent appointment for my dog, Oreo, he had to have his ...
I鈥檓 going to have to go through my archives of columns because with the subject of this week鈥檚, I鈥檓 starting to feel like I鈥檓 the Weird Al Yankovic of humor columnists.It鈥檚 not because my columns are funny 鈥� good lord no! 鈥� but because I think I鈥檓 writing about food way too ...
With gas prices at an all-time high (until a couple days from now when they鈥檒l be at an all-time high again) many families are reconsidering that cross-country RV trip unless they win the Powerball jackpot and want to earmark half of their winnings for fuel.Pennsylvanians, however, are lucky. ...
