I was reading an article a few weeks ago about how scientists, working night and day, have at last come up with a cure for tears caused by cutting into a fresh onion. That’s right. One of the greatest problems facing mankind has now been resolved. Whew. Now maybe they can get back to dealing […]

Never underestimate the importance of snappy repartee.
I’ve been watching Moonlighting.

To tell the truth, I was never a big fan of the show — which ran for five seasons, I learned to my surprise when I was trying to find some information on it for this blog. I’m watching seasons 1 & 2, and apparently I […]

Are you a fan of anything? Have you ever written a “fan” letter?
I was thinking about this recently. I was thinking about the fact that although I admire many writers, many musicians, many artists, many people for a variety of reasons, I don’t think I’ve ever written a fan letter, per se. In fact, even […]

It’s been a while since we threw one of those wacko “Personality Quiz” thingies out to the madding crowd, so…let’s all kick back and have a little just-for-fun on this Monday a.m. Answer at your own discretion.
1) Can you tie a cherry stem with your tongue?
2) What was the last thing you touched?
3) Sunshine or […]

Hi everyone! Well, it’s a brand new year — speaking of which: best wishes for a healthy, happy and prosperous one!
On one of the zillion discussion lists I belong to I saw the delightful news that Elizabeth Peters – one of my very favorite writers since I was quite a young thing — has […]

About this time last year we were discussing New Year’s Resolutions: who made them, who didn’t — and how many of us kept them.
Weeeellllll, it’s another year down, and today’s question is a simple one: If you made a New Year’s Resolution, were you able to keep it? And if you didn’t keep it, are […]

Do you realize it’s only about a week until Christmas?
I’m not exactly sure what happened. I was thinking I still had a month or so.
So today was a little bit of a panic as I hit the cyber malls and began wielding my credit card with great ferocity and panache. And as I […]

So…I got into a little debate with someone yesterday on the topic of chemistry.
No, we weren’t arguing over my math skills. This had to do with the chemical reaction between personalities. Specifically, why some people have chemistry together and some people don’t. We were talking about films, but I’ve noticed it holds true in real […]

Uh…this is rather awkward.
I FORGOT I HAD A BLOG DUE TODAY.
It’s like those dreams where you turn up for class, and it’s been six weeks since you last showed your face, and there’s a final exam and a couple of papers due, and everyone is talking in Russian….
Вы последние? Где ваша работа?
Yeah, a regular old […]

I was watching The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries Season II the other day — you know, the season where The Hardy Boys team up with Nancy Drew and Bess in Transylvania, and Nancy and Frank sort of…like each other. A lot.
I couldn’t help but notice, now that I’m old enough to no longer […]