Evan Davidson of Inglewood, California, gazed upon what was supposed to be his beloved wife at rest in her lovely expensive casket and told the mortuary that they had the wrong woman; it wasn’t her head, even given being dead. The news article didn’t mention whether or not he...
Whimsy
Priest Baiting
With all the cardinals returning to Rome to roost and preen their fine red plumage, the bird watcher in me remembered something heretical I wrote Before Blogging, back in the day when I had to find real people to address. Yes, it’s a real letter, and I really sent...
Sincere Eternity
No, I am not going all new-age metaphysical on you — I’m far too grounded in Yankee practicality to float off into the calming comforts of other dimensions. I can’t even indulge in a nice juicy private fantasy without spoiling it with questions of logistics and petty details and...
Asinine Valentines
I feel sorry for men — almost. Or at least on Valentine’s Day. What a pantload of crap this fake Hallmark holiday dumps upon us! I work with a lovely man my own age who was a pathetic wreck yesterday because he hadn’t jumped through all the prescribed frilly...