Thursday: I’m going out to lunch instead
Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of complaining.” - Jeff Raskin Well, today I’m...
View ArticleNudists & crazy ants: a potent Southern combo
I love the South, don’t get me wrong. And a few of us even managed to vote for Obama this last time round. Nevertheless, “Tennessee” and “Nudist Colony” have not been terms I would have connected,...
View ArticleAlmostgotit confesses, belatedly, to a murder
Image My 8th grade daughter has a bad teacher in one of her favorite subjects. He’s a swaggery guy, newly imported from the west coast. He uses curse words, makes stuff up about English grammar,...
View ArticleFail Spectacularly: The Party
A microphone, a stage, and 5 minutes. In a room full of fellow losers. Does that sound great, or what? I just received this invitation for a party, in a bar, in Chicago. Unfortunately, I’m so...
View ArticleDave’s Klezmer Band & Sperm Bank
David Perkins standing in his non-ampitheater. Knoxville News-Sentinel photo “Hello! Dave’s Klezmer Band and Sperm Bank. Can I help you?” That’s exactly how I plan to answer the phone just as soon...
View ArticleAlmostgotit turns down marriage proposal
Interesting comment submitted today from someone who, by all appearances, does appear to be my neighbor David Perkins: Hello Fans, So nice of you to appreciate my creativity and potential. Lots of...
View ArticleAlmost warm enough
Night time temperatures are dipping again this week, but Jerry the Rhodesian Fridgesnack has great pyjamas…
View ArticleCrashing into dishwashers & other odd amusements
They’re a heck of a lot of work, kids. But how I do love peeking into their funny little brains, and fortunately mine both still let me do that via their Facebook pages. Here’s the latest:...
View ArticleErnie Ray Lester, Apostle to the Outlaws
Anything that comes out of the South is going to be called grotesque by the northern reader, unless it is grotesque, in which case it is going to be called realistic. - Flannery O’Connor Photos by...
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