Let’s give ’em something to talk about

Many years ago, when I was still a teenager, my mother gave me one of those funny key chains that featured a picture of a gorilla and the following text: "If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit." That message seems to encapsulate the rather recent drive to create a Utopian society … Continue reading Let’s give ’em something to talk about

A boy named Sue or a girl named Frank

I suck at baseball. I also suck at football, basketball, hockey, golf, bowling or pretty much anything that involves hand-eye coordination. Although publicly admitting that I am the last guy you want on your sports team does not threaten my masculinity, I do hesitate to offer the next line: I don't like sports. That, dear … Continue reading A boy named Sue or a girl named Frank