The Strain of Gaiety

I strayed across an archive of my old, old blog. This is a word-for-word repost of a bit of “comedy” I wrote in the summer of 2002.
Aries – Love is in the air tonight, Aries. However, so is dander. Be prepared and bring tissues for both.
Taurus – You will receive a handsome reward. Even though [...]

I recently got sucked into a political debate in the comments section of a Facebook friend’s update, where he posted a link to Sarah Palin’s obviously ghostwritten op-ed in the Washington Post on global warming politicizing science. At first I took the bait and came out swinging with my two cents, but as my blood [...]

I wanted to address the anniversary of the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor by remembering being at the actual Pearl Harbor memorial in Hawaii many years ago. I can remember the American tourists giving Japanese tourists the stink-eye. The picture-snapping and posing at photo-ops by the Japanese struck the Americans as “insensitive.” There were a [...]