Category Archives: general

Looking for a Duck Cleaner

With the help of readers, I collect misspellings, misinterpretations and other mishaps. As you’ll see at the end of this column, I even published an entire book of them! Here… Read more »

Let’s Get Physical

Both leading presidential candidates recently underwent physical examinations. These were immediately followed by gushing press releases, assuring us that these two codgers are in peak form, seemingly ready to compete… Read more »

What About My School?

  For those of us in the news business, it’s a busy time of year: winter. You know the drill: reporters on every mountain, endless video of salt spreaders and… Read more »

Don’t Worry, Be Happy

According to the news, Americans just aren’t happy right now. Oh sure, the restaurants are packed, folks are munching on popcorn in the movie theaters, filling up football stadiums, and… Read more »