In Snark Contrast

Back a few years ago, during the writers' strike, I penned a piece entitled "Artificial Intelligence Wrote This".  Its intent was to prove that AI ...

So, I'm sitting in a restaurant in Palermo... I know, I know, Mr. Pretentious here, trying to impress everyone with my European excursions, but I a...

Step right up, people, and witness the game of Middleman Musical Chairs!  It's simple, really, just like the Musical Chairs game you grew up with a...

My dad's Italian.  My mom's Irish.  So, yeah, the prospect of imbibing in an adult beverage at some point in my life was pretty much a "written in ...

Crazy, right, how we as a species call it quits each night to recharge our batteries.  How, for eight hours, more or less, we submissively assume t...

I started this blog four years ago, finishing up that inaugural attempt with a dig at those purveyers of triteness, those mind-numbing cliche filib...

Presently, it's damn near impossible to agree on anything, be it healthcare plans, political parties, religious affiliations or which wine to pair ...

As a child, when it came to exciting times, Christmas was unrivaled.  Sure, a birthday was good for a few presents, maybe even a party and, yeah, g...

First off, I just wanna say thanks for taking the time to show up 'cause let's face it, this isn't required reading. Yeah, nothing mandatory to see...

It took a while, but I finally reconciled myself to the fact that the whole notion of everyone getting around in flying cars ain't gonna happen.  G...

You're at a party, feelin' pretty sociable, in a room where the vast majority of revelers are strangers but what the hell, nothing ventured, nothin...

"Get Smart", a sitcom that ran from 1965-1970, created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, parodied the secret agent genre that was highly popular at the...