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We’ve all been in that position from time to time. I know I have. And usually (almost always, actually) I regretted my impulsive verbal assaults (especially, “You’re either totally uninformed or a goddamn idiot!”). Learn from my mistakes. Impru... More »
This Morning I Impeached My Dog By Martin H. Levinson This morning, I impeached my dog for repeatedly violating rules I had set up regarding household border security, most egregiously for not barking when people rang my doorbell. Buddy’s refusal to obey my ... More »
The Ten Commandments of the Electronic Age By Martin H. Levinson I am the LORD thy Smartphone. Thou shalt have no other God besides tablets, computers, and me. Thou shalt not use 3D printers to make images of idle idols. Thou shalt not take the name of ... More »
An article in The New York Times posed the question, “As death approaches, what do you say to loved ones and friends?” It quoted Shelly Kagan, a philosopher at Yale, as saying, “One of the things you can accomplish in these conversations is telling peo... More »
Send in the Clowns By Martin H. Levinson The Republican Party is the fun party, filled with politicians frolicking wherever and whenever they can. Exhibit A: the Republican funsters in the House of Representatives. The Republican comedy troupe in the House has... More »
Old Normal: You suck, New Normal. Hotter temperatures, COVID, Taylor Swift… New Normal: Whoa, wait minute! What’s wrong with Taylor Swift? Old Normal: C’mon, you want to compare her singing to Streisand’s? New Normal: Get with it, Old Norma... More »
Out with the Old By Martin H. Levinson Biden and Trump between them are over 150 years old and clearly in need of retirement. America could use a fresh young face in the Oval Office. Here are four reasons why. 1. Inexperience Young people, because they have li... More »
In Florida, scores of books have recently been banned from libraries and classrooms as a result of Governor Ron DeSantis signing a bill giving parents, activists, and elected officials increased access to the process of selecting and removing those books. Wh... More »
Maybe it’s just me. But I can’t stand those teeny-weeny warnings (which anyone, even with 20/20 vision, would need a magnifier to read) on the labels of most pharmacy nonprescription health aids. Including, for some bizarre sadistic reason, eye drops –... More »
Despite the fact that Artificial Intelligence has progressed to a point where what was once possible only in science fiction is now a reality, unfortunately it does not always provide the results that were anticipated – but instead, occasionally some results... More »
It has been reported by major news media – including NBC and CBS – that an 8-foot alligator, named Tewa, believed to have been taken from a Texas zoo two decades ago and kept as a pet, was recently discovered by a game warden and returned to the zoo. It is... More »
What It’s Like Being a Woman in a P.G. Wodehouse Novel by David Galef Your name may be Mary or Sue or Muriel, in which case the course of true love may proceed with only a hiccough or two. If it’s Honoria or Gladys, you’re a frightful specimen who probab... More »