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For Immediate Release: In a bizarre twist reminiscent of the George Santos scandal, Frosty the Snowman, the beloved magical figure of winter lore, has resigned from the United States Congress amidst a flurry of controversy. Suspicion surrounding Frosty began when investigative journalists uncovered that much of his backstory – including claims of being “born” from…
In today’s Far Side cartoon, we see the “You had ONE JOB!” meme at play long before it became a meme. The king has ordered a moat be built for the protection of the people, and for the good of society. The man hired to build the moat has indeed done what was asked of him –…
In the most recent episode of the Trumpet Dynamics podcast, I featured the great Rex Richardson, trumpet soloist extraordinaire. Rex is based in Richmond, VA and since I had some business to attend to in Richmond recently, it worked out for us to meet in person to record! One of the topics that came up is…
Sana and I were visiting some friends one time, and happened to see in their fridge a package of “nonfat yogurt”. We decided to take a small taste – with our hosts’ permission of course – and quickly realized it was more than just “nonfat”. It was decidedly “nontaste” as well. And a quick glance…
It seems there’s always some excuse as to why we shouldn’t do what we know we need to be doing. For example, anytime I miss a few days publishing my “daily” email newsletter, it’s really difficult to sit at the computer and type something out. “Your subscribers are disappointed in you. You keep making commitments and…