Category Archives: Humor

Sunday Funday: It’s Holidays Time Edition We suspend the usual format of timely news questions this week as your kindly old quizmaster is suspended in holiday frivolity. But if you haven’t noticed Americans have a lot of partying to do … Continue reading →

You know if you feed the fears they grow large and demand more and more of your time and attention. They grow to the point where they take over your life and consume all your attention. The media will present … Continue reading →

1) The password to access the wifi for journalists covering the Republican debate Tuesday was what? 2) Aung San Suu Kyi appears ready to head the government of what country despite not being elected? 3) Last Saturday a guitar once … Continue reading →

Who knew that what rest of the world from ancient days to today saw as elaborate burial tombs for Pharaohs were actually ancient grain storage bins. Thousands of people missed that connection until Ben Carson came along to educate the … Continue reading →

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 →