Reading Time: < 1 minuteYou’ve created 4,000 videos and 1,000 posts, calling the process fun but a ‘waste of time.’ I have to disagree: nothing you enjoy is a waste of time. My confusion is simpler: your work drew me in, yet your blog is built like a fortress with no way to comment or…

Reading Time: 3 minutesPepe Le Pew didn’t just want dinner; he wanted a ‘swoosh of passion’ painted across his china in red wine reduction. He promised Penelope Pussycat a night of ‘un chef-d’oeuvre’ and ‘starlight in a glass,’ but what happens when the marketing of fine dining hits the brick wall of a greasy apron?…

Reading Time: 2 minutesI have a bit of a gripe about WordPress, and P. J. Gudka mentioned something similar a few weeks ago. I want to talk more about it because these problems seem easy to fix. P.J said that some of her subscribers, or people she subscribed to, had to be added again because…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTexting was supposed to save time now it takes a decoder ring to understand lunch plans. When did communication turn into alphabet soup, and why does “LOL” feel more like a reflex than laughter?

Reading Time: 2 minutesLet me be clear: the technology is not the problem. Streaming is a miracle. I can watch anything, anytime, on any device if I want to. No, this is not about the technology. This is a full, unfiltered complaint about the people running these streaming services, and I want it on the…

Reading Time: 2 minutes”O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of their patriot dead; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain; help us to…

Reading Time: 8 minutesThe Exodus: A Very Tremendous Negotiation Our story takes place in the desert just after Pharaoh’s soldiers dumped Moses into the wasteland. Moses is seen staggering through the dunes, swatting at sand fleas and cursing the heat. It’s humiliating; he doesn’t even have his traditional Brazilian Havaianas, just some cheap, Egyptian-imitation flip-flops…

Reading Time: 4 minutesSetting the Scene (God and Stan) GOD: Let’s get started. Stan, your face is really testing my divine patience already. SATAN: Stop with “Stan.” It’s Satan, the fearsome, cosmic villain, not your local Jewish donut guy. GOD: Slow down, Stan, fine, Satan. No Jews yet, but I’ve got a plan. Let’s stick…

Reading Time: 2 minutesIt was getting late, and loneliness was setting in. Memories of past warmth and comfort made him crave that scent, longing for the embrace he so often sought to banish feelings of emptiness. Those desires, driven by his need for connection, needed to be filled. Should he go it alone at home…