Category Archives: Humor

The title riffs from a Yogi Berra quote of long back. Here we are back to standard time and a week of time schedule screw ups thanks to the silly changing of the clock. Didn’t bother me as much when … Continue reading →

What can you say? Eight Republicans backed by the full Republican Party took on one woman in a knock-down, drag-out fight Thursday. Result? Not a scratch on the woman, but the Republican Party severely damaged. But then, the woman was … Continue reading →

Seems like about once a week the Republican Party suffers a small earthquake within itself. My recollection from a geology class in my distant past was that a huge earthquake is preceded by several smaller quakes. We have some very … Continue reading →

Charles Pierce on the Lawrence O’Donnell Show Thursday night: “We only allow ourselves two political parties in this country and one of our political parties is completely insane. It’s the party that when we have mine disasters blocks mine regulation. … Continue reading →

When it comes to blockbusters dropping from nowhere, few things can top the announcement that Speaker of the House John Boehner would resign from the House in a month. We had just finished a breakfast where my wife said of … Continue reading →

3:21 AM this Wednesday who’s going to be out in the streets celebrating the long awaited beginning of Autumn besides me? Huh? What about it? Great time for a street party, donchya think? Be sure to wake the kids up, … Continue reading →

Who couldn’t help but laugh their butt off Thursday with the contrived spectacle of the Donald signing a loyalty oath to the Republican Party, then having a news conference where he declared it was the best damned loyalty oath ever! … Continue reading →

In case you were sleeping in the warmth of the summer sun, summer ended abruptly last week. Kids went back to school, it got cooler and the corn is turning into that golden autumn color. September must be right around … Continue reading →

{name of month}, 2015 was the hottest {name of month} on record. This is a headline we have seen seven times so far this year. Pretty sure we can expect to see it five more times this year. The west … Continue reading →

This is year 1 of “You Can’t Start School Until The Fair Is Over.” This is one of Iowa’s ways to keep kids and teachers’ unions from getting a big head thinking that education is really a priority in Iowa. … Continue reading →