We all have our “bucket lists.” The list of things we’d like to do before we kick the bucket. As I get older I find my bucket list is getting shorter and shorter, but the list of things I never want to do or ever do again is growing by the day. Here are some…

We all say inappropriate things now and then and occasionally we say something that doesn’t make any sense at all. Remember when George W. said, “You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.” Or when he said, “It’s clearly a budget. It’s got a lot…

I don’t know about you, but I like eccentric or kooky people. People slightly out of step with the rest of society. That’s not to say I’m into freaks or weirdoes. I admire people who march to different drummers, and not those with Alice Cooper blasting away inside their heads. I also like really wacky…

Hooray, hooray, Bob’s new book, A Slightly Better World, is finally here. I know you’ve been wondering when you could get your hands on Bob’s new book. Now! Right now, the wait is over. Hurry, you don’t want to be the only klutz in your social circle who hasn’t read this gripping and delightful new…

It’s been eight years since I wrote I Am an Asshole, a humorous look into some of my many, oh-so-many shortcomings. I naively thought that simply identifying and admitting to those character flaws would be the first step in becoming less of an asshole (un-asshole-ness). Nope, not a lot has changed, I’m still an asshole.…

My grandson, Bobby, is approaching his thirteenth birthday. His mother and father decided it’s high time he got the The Birds and the Bees talk. After a lengthy discussion and more flimsy excuses than you can count, they conclude that I should have this very important talk with my grandson. My wife, Bobby’s grandmother, laughs…

The sun is bright, too bright. I squint to see a tank coming over the distant rise. Its treads are chewing up the desert and belching dust. I peer through my rocket launcher sight. He hasn’t seen us yet. I can get him from here. I turn to my loader. He’s not here. I ……

Are you sick and tired of living in a second class nation? A country that comes out in the middle of the pack in whatever survey they conduct: life expectancy, education, infant mortality, etc. We’re always far down the list, just above Rwanda. Can you remember when we actually were the greatest nation on earth?…

Some friends of ours were telling us about this spat going on at their church. Two women are making the lives of our friends and other members of the congregation difficult for no obvious reason other than their own spitefulness and small-mindedness. I live in an older adult community and have become quite familiar with…

As a student of writing I’m always looking for ways to grow and improve. Using original or clever similes and metaphors seems like a good way to make my writing distinctive and unique. My instructor cautioned that although similes and metaphors are the wonder of writing if they are overdone, they backfire. Okay, I’ll buy…