Category Archives: Meanderings

Let’s talk about the weather

It’s 94 in Richmond right now. It’s going to be in the sixties tomorrow. WTF?

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Random funereal thought

Do they bury you barefoot? I mean, in Jewish burials. I love going barefoot. I was born barefoot. Iwouldn’t mind if I died barefoot. And I would like to be barefoot when they put me in that pine box. I … Continue reading

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Random nasal passage

I have an appointment with an allergist on Thursday to determine exactly which parts of Virginia I am allergic to. One result of the appointment is that I may not take any allergy medicine or antihistamines or pseudofed, starting today. … Continue reading

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4/11

Lair reminded me that today is 4/11. He says to ask him any question. I think I’ll take questions from the audience, too.

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Slogans

So, did anyone ever put up a sign that says, “We gave peace a chance, and it didn’t work. Now it’s time for war.” Just wondering.

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Learning something new

I have always—always wondered what the hell “reading them the riot act” meant. I knew there was a Riot Act, but I never got it. But then I found this nifty website, which explains what that prhase means. In English … Continue reading

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So, how about those Yankees?

Whenever my friends and I were tired of talking about a subject (often after a serious discussion), someone would say, “So, how about those Yankees?” It was code for “Change the subject, this is boring/depressing/over with.) Scanned the news today. … Continue reading

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Better than them, reason one

Why Americans are better than Islamists, Reason One: They have fatwas. We have WaWas.

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Annoying insects

Today, while talking to a friend or two, I made the following comparison: A flea is an annoyance that must be hunted down and destroyed, as are flies and mosquitoes. But a gnat? Most people ignore gnats, at most, waving … Continue reading

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Really depressing random birthday thought

I was just looking around for various statistics, and discovered that I am older than more than a third of the people in America. Wait. That means that I’m younger than nearly two-thirds. I feel much better now.

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Random kitchen thought

If one needs to open a can with a can opener, one should probably not put it in the dishwasher and then run the dishwasher before one opens the can. Just sayin’.

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Random philosophical thought

Have you ever notice that the more stressed out and angry you get, the stupider the world gets? I swear, my IQ must go up fifty points when I’m going through tough times.

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Random music thought

Did I really, truly think that ELP was anything other than facile, puerile, pretentious pap? Just go look at the lyrics to Closer to Believing and you’ll see what I mean.

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Random kitchen thought

A tip for you all: If you ever drop a box of toothpicks, make sure you find them all. Half an inch of pointed, wooden toothpick in the ball of your foot is a very unpleasant experience.

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Random parenting advice thought

If you don’t want your child to be traumatized for life, trust me when I tell you that it is not funny to pretend you’re going to throw your daughter into the alligator pit at the Staten Island Zoo. I … Continue reading

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