In my maniacal quest to rid the world of historical typos I’ve found another and it too is Biblical. You might remember the last one was Yeaster instead of Easter.I did this based on the grounds that no one’s ever heard of an Easter. There is ni such thing. But yeast is a common kitchen […]
I am taken aback by the cruel reaction to my new book, the one that is about the most physically and emotionally painful episodes from my entire life.My friends think it’s hysterical.Risky spinal surgery? Uproarious.Spiritual crisis? Hilarious.Marital woes? Comical.Unfortunate bladder capacity? A laugh riot.Contending with Parkinson’s? Wildly amusing.It’s all there in “(The Art of Living […]
You won’t hear them extolling its virtues on Wall Street, but the greatest economic system conceived by man isn’t capitalism, socialism, feudalism or any of the other nasty isms that make the old butt cheeks tighten up. No, it’s the one that’s so simple even kindergarteners get it. You’ve likely participated in it without ever […]
When I in March unveiled my GoFundMe page, I did so because I believed I needed the whole world for my book to succeed. Now early reviews of “How to Deal With Things That Suck,” and a maelstrom of news events has me convinced I had it backward. I don’t need the world. The world […]
Parkinson’s update: My left arm shakes to the point of uselessness whenever I’m under duress like, for instance, in the self-checkout aisle at the Giant Eagle. It’s stressful because shoppers treat it like they’re participants in an Olympic event. So there I am struggling under the glare of hyper-efficient shoppers who appear eager to bag […]
The Lance Cowan story isn’t just one of the best stories in country music. It’s one of the best stories in the country itself. It’s a story of devotion, patience, self-belief, humility and a recognition so long overdue it seems like a cultural crime.It’s not a story about making petulant demands. It doesn’t whine about […]
I suppose it’d be safe to say after three nights in the hospital and a five hour surgery that my back problems are all behind me. But that reaction might be either a bit rosy and open to anatomical confusion. Think about it. Aren’t even future back problems all behind us and can the back […]
I’m getting my back operated on Wednesday at Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh. I have many concerns, foremost being it could be a really elaborate hoax. If everyone is in on the joke, how will I know they even operated? I’m 62 years old and have never once laid eyes on the part of the body — […]
The venerable Washington Post lost $77 million in 2023. I read that and felt an unseemly flush of superiority over the brainy conglomerate that runs the place.I lost way, way less than that — and I’m all alone by myself!Still, the twin losses are indicative of the fiscal perils for those of us who seek […]
My annual exercise in ego … it’s tweets of the year, 2024 edition!• I was regretful the instant I opened my mouth. I’d lit into the poor bastard. “You’re a terrible bore! You tell the same damned stories over and over and over.” The bartender just shook her head and said, dude, you’re part of […]
