How my children learned their ABCs

A Aaargh! Quiet back there! B Both of you, be quiet! C Christ, will you stop talking while I’m on the phone? D Damnit, I said be quiet! E Echoes are for canyons, which is where I’m going to throw you if you don’t stop talking! F For the love of God, shut up! G […]

“But Westley, what about the ROUSs?”

“Rodents of Unusual Size? I don’t believe they exist.” It turns out the fireswamp scenes were filmed in the Foja rainforest in the eastern Papua province of Indonesia. Life imitates art imitates life, and both sue for copyright infringement.

Two Penny Opera

This foggy mooorrrning I hit the Staaaaarrbucks A Grande coooffee I gave them twooooo bucks They gave me SIX CENTS CHANGE And I went down the hall And I went down the hall And I went down the hall To the McDoooonald’s To break my faaaast late An Egg McMuuuuffin It came to Two Oh […]

Best Headline Ever

I used to write headlines for a small(ish) daily newspaper, so I keep an eye out for the really good ones. ABC news gets the win with this one: The Liar, the Switch and the Wardrobe Police Find Secret Passage Through a Wardrobe to Darwin’s Hideout Oh. My. God. I wish I’d had a chance […]

I’ve been getting yelled at for not keeping this current…

… so, just to keep everyone up to the minute with my life: I gotta pee.