In Snark Contrast

  • The "Misspoken" Word

    So here's a scenario: A builder gets a contract to erect a high-rise in a major city.  Once it's completed, the owners quickly get tenants on board...
  • The Vamp Hire Interviews

    On more than one occasion throughout the years I've had to don a sales hat.  I never consciously started out on that path but, you know how it is, ...
  • The Unofficial Blog of Super Bowl LIX

    I get that this is just month two of the new year but think ahead, into the future, well into autumn, a few days before the fourth Thursday of Nove...
  • Hosie This!

    So, I'm minding my own business one morning, nuking up a little two-minute oatmeal while grabbing some fruit from the fridge, lookin' to start my d...
  • A Lesson From Bizarro World

    Gotta say, I totally loved reading Superman comics as a kid; couldn't get enough of 'em. Just when times seemed bleakest the Man of Steel would swo...
  • The Niceties of Life

    Certain words just sort of ease their way into our language and stay there with nary a chance of becoming defunct. They're innocuous to the point o...
  • Art Clearly Not Imitating Life

    So, the other day I'm at the supermarket checkout line when I run into an old buddy I hadn't seen in years.  For the first few minutes it's all abo...
  • Black Friday Blues

    Ahh, here we are, straight out of a tryptophan-induced coma, five pounds heavier, savagely hungover, smack dab in the middle of Black Friday, that ...
  • Mad Lib

    Don't know about you, but when I'm upset the last thing I want or need is someone trying to cheer me up. Trying to take me out of my funk at a mome...
  • Skeletons Out Of The Closet

    Being a skeleton means never getting fat-shamed. Sure, the bony jokes are there for the taking: "Dude, maybe dial down your Ozempic", "Wow, it was ...
  • I know, I Know, I Know, I Know

    Note: If you've somehow forgotten or are unfamiliar with the 1972 Bill Withers' hit, "Ain't No Sunshine", jump on YouTube and check it out so you'l...
  • Reflections On Day-To-Day Living

    Monday: From the get-go, the world was my oyster. Woke up with a "seize the day!" mentality that never waned. Got in a good workout, ate a hearty b...