Besides being enthralled with Tiger King and My Octopus Teacher four years ago, what do AL, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NM, NC,...

“What do they call the 4th of July in nursing homes? In Depends Day.” (Another joke at the bottom.) There are plenty of elderly people,...

Can you imagine doing a mortgage in reverse? I know, farfetched. It popped into my mind watching this video of “evil” firefighters , in...

“I've just checked my home insurance policy and apparently if my blanket is stolen in the middle of the night, I’m not covered.” For many...

“My housemates are convinced our house is haunted. I don't get it. I've lived here for 273 years and haven’t noticed anything strange.”...

In the news, besides American Airlines grounding all flights (it’s back running now), is Burt, the 90-year-old crocodile from Crocodile...

Why do ducks have feathers? To cover up their butt quacks. Why did Congress pass a three-month, stopgap funding bill? To cover their…...

The Winter Solstice! People in Anchorage (sunset 3:41) and Minneapolis (sunset 4:34) are happy to know that, due to the earth’s tilt,...

There are only a few days left until Christmas, and possibly buying last minute presents. Guys,  be careful out there in your selection !...

When I see a headline with “housing” and “crash” in it, I think it is merely clickbait, and the author is trying to attract readers. For...

“When a woman says, ‘What?’ it’s not because she didn’t hear you. It’s because she’s giving you a chance to change what you said.” Things...

Number progressions can be deceiving and surprising. Thank you to Eric D. who reminded me of “The Wheat and the Chessboard” example,...

You don’t become cooler with age, but you do care progressively less about being cool, which is the only true way of being cool. This is...

Private equity firms are on the move, whether they’re buying a well-known winery ( Duckhorn & Goldeneye ), your local medical practice ,...

“They say that mafia members are nasty people. But while growing up, I lived next door to one mafia member, and he was actually a nice...

What? You’re a builder who’s short on nails? Well, bring in some folks from Japan… they don’t necessarily need them . Of the nearly 300...

“I love Christmas lights! They remind me of the people who voted for (insert name of politician). They all hang together, half of them...

“To the paranoid people who check behind shower curtains for murderers: if you find one, what's your plan?” What’s the Fed’s plan? The...

“Wi-Fi outages are the new snow days!” Without the internet or cable, would we return to relying on newspapers, radios, and network...

First, the news. On this 83rd anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, there are apparently 16 veterans still alive. Next,...