I started volunteering for local government when I was new in town. And since boards are filled with folks who don’t have a clue how to run things, enjoy blathering about their opinions, and take no responsibility for their decisions, I quickly felt right at home.
Read MoreSurvivalists think the end of civilization is imminent, and they’re probably right. Their strategy is to ‘prep,’ to stock up on everything they’ll need to survive…including guns, so they can kill everyone who didn’t prep and wants to steal what they have.
Read MoreI will not miss taking the cats to the vet when I’m dead. I will not miss seeing Donald Trump on TV. Not ever. I will not miss removing ticks from the most private parts of my body, or eating stuff my wife warned me not to eat.
Read MoreIt’s always kind of hurts to acknowledge that your younger friends would rather hang with people their own age. But really, wouldn’t you? How interesting do you find conversations about new bands and plant-based diets?
Read MoreI started volunteering for local government when I was new in town. And since boards are filled with folks who don’t have a clue how to run things, enjoy blathering about their opinions, and take no responsibility for their decisions, I quickly felt right at home.
Read MoreLBJ. Tricky Dick. Teflon Ron. Slick Willie. Dubya. The Liar in Chief. American presidents have set a pretty low standard of truthfulness since Honest Abe and George Washington’s Cherry Tree. So, what would an updated text book look like?
Read MoreOf course, I consider Woodstock a highlight of my teenage life. But whatever images I have in my mental highlight reel have obviously come from films and magazines because my actual experience was more like enduring the aftermath of a hurricane than enjoying a concert.
Read MoreDid you read about the Dutch self-help guru who sparked a court battle in an effort switch his birth year from 1949 nine to 1969? Imagine you actually could actually lop 20 years off your life? What would you be losing?
Read MoreIf you’ve lived on the Outer Cape a long time, you got to know a cast of eccentrics that could rival those of Greenwich Village or North Beach or any place free spirits moved to leave the straight life behind.
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