Some Wonderful Lines from The Wild Wild West             Having watched a few episodes with my parents lately, there are some absolute gem-like lines in this 1960’s television show. Here’s …

            These weekly updates are musings on events and ideas during my week. They are less formal than a finished piece of writing and meant to be a glimpse into …

            “Yes, hi, I would like to lodge a complaint,” she said.             “Very well,” he said. “Let me just retrieve the right form. One moment please.”             “No rush,” …

            It began with a string of bad ideas: don’t feed the crying baby, kick the dog who is always sleeping in the narrow corridor, break the alarm clock that …

            “The point is he doesn’t use me that often,” said David Pinster’s Triceps, the oft underused muscle group after the third straight day of nightly pushups. “Then he expects …

           You’re not supposed to throw rocks at triceratops’ heads, but I did anyway. Can you blame me? They basically have shields on their foreheads, they can take it. It’s not …

           Once upon a time, there was a tree. The tree knew it was a tree, knew it was in a local park, and if a tree fell in a forest …

           “Notice the contoured curves.” He’s a genius, this salesman. “Gun-metal stainless steel certified. As solid as the company that built it.”             “Sold,” says my husband, not letting the man …

               “He uses antlers in all his decorating?” asked Glen.                 “He just sang it in front of everyone,” said Dan.                 The two exchange students were sequestered to a pub …