Beyond Cuckoo

It has been reported that W.C Fields, each morning, on the way to the movie studio, would dictate his P-Ps to his live-in secretary as he sipped from one of several flasks that would get him through his day. These Pet-Peeves were later mailed to politicians, movie studio moguls, corporations, financial institutions, doctors, law firms and anyone else who deserved his wrath and wisdom.

George Carlin wrote the New York Times Bestseller, BRAINDROPPINGS, ...

I Don’t Understand Football

I know how the game is played, the rules, the concept, how the game mirrors battlefields, war strategies, brute force, and yes even intelligence—not unlike chess. I’ve played both games with limited success—although as a girl, in football, while I received plenty of welcomed and un-welcomed touches, I was spared the tackles.

Don’t get me wrong, I understand the entertainment ...

My favorite Hans Christian Anderson story is The Emperor’s New Clothes. I go through my days amazed, dumfounded, confused and in awe of the world—all at the same time. I’ve scratched my head so often, that there’s a tiny bald spot, near my right ear, visible only to the discerning eye. Those that notice will approach cautiously and whisper, “So you’re one of us?—you see it too?—that he doesn’t have anything on?”

I don’t respond right away. I’ve found it’s best ...