Happy Birthday to the Human Tape Recorder! She is 15 today, and sometime in the next 12 months will start, god help me, a car. And, like, drive it. I don’t know how we got here, but here we are! Here’s hoping the next 15 years will be filled with even more wonder and adventure than […]
I know, I was doing the whole Shutdown Countdown thing, but I got furloughed. Luckily, I’ve declared myself essential personnel, and I’ve brought you, yes, no, that’s right – another song. You know the tune. And now look – I sang the last one. You know you don’t want me to do that again, so […]
“Someone told me it’s all happening at the zoo. I do believe it, I do believe it’s true.” – Simon and Garfunkel, 1967 04 October 2013, Washington D.C.: As the US Federal Government continues to bicker about whether John Boehner and Barack Obama are both actually the biological sons of Frank Sinatra, the National Zoo […]
“If ‘pro’ is the opposite of ‘con,’ what is the opposite of progress?” – Paul Harvey 03 October 2013, Washington D.C.: As the US Federal Government continues to bicker about how many toppings they want on their healthcare reform, the National Zoo finds itself in the cross-hairs, forced to feed the animals in their care […]
Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. – Mark Twain 02 October 2013, Washington D.C.: As the US Federal Government continues to bicker about the budget, twerking, Obamacare, and whether Miley Cyrus would make a better ambassador to North Korea than Dennis Rodman, the National […]