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2021 (16)

February 19th - Film And Tape Are Dead
February 17th - Fingers And Toes
February 13th - Hello, SparklyAnne
February 8th - “How Can You See?”
February 5th - Toy Story
February 2nd - “Chicken!”
January 31st - The Lady Of Bamboo
January 29th - Bend vs. Break
January 26th - Parking Validation
January 23rd - Slices Of Time And Pizza
January 20th - The Night The Rain Began
January 17th - Wilderness Water
January 13th - Umbrella In The Snow
January 9th - Hold Gently This Paper Heart
January 6th - The Little Engine That Could
January 1st - Choices & Consequences

2020 (43)

December 31st - Perspective Is Not Everything
December 29th - A Research Paper Formula
December 25th - Time Magazine
December 23rd - Learning My Father
December 21st - The Four H Club
December 18th - To Catch A Butterfly
December 15th - Wads Of Paper
December 12th - Voice Of The Bridge
December 9th - The Top 70 Club
December 6th - Typing Class
December 3rd - About My Modeling Career
December 1st - Arguing In Court
November 30th - Captain Kirk And Sheriff Taylor
November 25th - Bicycle Lessons
November 20th - The Dewey Decimal System
November 15th - The Pizza Philosophy
November 10th - Laws Of Life
November 5th - The Starter Wife’s Daughter
November 1st - One Person, Not One Vote
October 29th - People I Would Hire Again
October 25th - 3 Cups Of Sake
October 20th - The ‘Young Lady’ Syndrome
October 15th - An Easy C
October 10th - 10,000 Hours
October 5th - “The Whole Bible Tonight?”
September 30th - The Shoe Box of Money
September 25th - The Sum Of Seven Careers
September 20th - Dances With Words
September 15th - The Fear Of Heaven
September 10th - On Remembering Numbers
September 5th - The Interview(s)
September 1st - Can’t Sing, Can’t Dance, Can Type
August 24th - Song Of The Homeless Woman
August 20th - Goodbye, Common Sense (we hardly knew ye)
August 11th - Argumentation And Debate
July 30th - Lamenting Apple’s Stock Price
July 14th - Throw Grenade, Then Duck
June 25th - Life after the Sunday Comics
May 15th - 500 Channels And Nothing Is On
April 1st - Cook From The Book
March 1st - Don’t Get Fired On Friday
February 10th - The Unreadable Book
January 1st - On the Perspective of Dennis the Menace

2019 (12)

December 23rd - The End of the Year
November 23rd - What Isn’t Bad For You?
October 3rd - When a Child Disappears
September 7th - Inflation Or No Inflation?
August 12th - A Cheap Date
July 13th - The Essence Of Her Time
June 4th - A Plan to Save the World
May 1st - I Really Did This
April 4th - Pepsi vs. Coke
March 5th - Amazing, Jonathan
February 6th - Truth in Advertising
January 1st - I Am Not A Consumer!

2018 (12)

December 25th - The Sleeve with a Silver Lining
November 10th - What We Don’t Learn from Television
October 10th - On Singing
September 23rd - Deteriorata
August 22nd - Desiderata
July 19th - How Old Hawaii Came To Life Again
June 18th - A National Day of Quiet
May 17th - Family Roots or Family Tree?
April 11th - The Best 15-cents Ever Spent
March 9th - On Coming to Hawaii
February 5th - 6 Weeks of Vacation
January 27th - A Sea of Bottles

2017 (12)

December 26th - Numbers
November 24th - End of the Not-So-Free Ride?
October 18th - Calcium And Sleep
September 17th - Whatever Happened To The Turkey?
August 14th - The Buzz
July 13th - Good Gifts, Bad Gifts
June 11th - The Virgin Birth
May 6th - Nantucket
April 5th - What’s Wrong With Wikipedia?
March 4th - God and Saturday
February 3rd - The Bank Of Dad Is Closed
January 30th - Personal Cheating

2016 (12)

December 28th - Attitude
November 22nd - When Bandwidth Is Free
October 21st - Fresh Coffee Inside
September 17th - We Need A National Password System
August 15th - Speaking Of Idaho
July 14th - A Few Crazy Laws
June 13th - Star Trek’s Computer
May 10th - What’s In A Name?
April 9th - On The Road To Cabbage
March 8th - To Buy A Gadget Or Not
February 7th - Reading, Writing, Arithmetic
January 6th - Where Do You Get The News?

2015 (12)

December 3rd - Real Estate Pornography
November 2nd - What Makes A Woman Attractive To A Man?
October 1st - I Love Crazy Research
September 30th - Like a Recipe from a Mechanic
August 30th - Still Prejudiced After All These Years
July 27th - It’s Official. We’re Prejudiced
June 25th - Google The Spy
May 24th - Lather, Rinse, Repeat. Why?
April 23rd - Saving For A Rainy Day
March 20th - Women and Waterfalls
February 19th - The Last Days Of Email
January 18th - Death Comes In Threes

2014 (12)

December 17th - A Lesson In Economics
November 16th - Politics Is Business As Usual
October 13th - Adventure on a Garbage Truck
September 12th - Aunt Edna’s Pumpkin Pies
August 11th - On Global Warming
July 10th - Ask a Jihadist
June 9th - On Environmentalism
May 6th - The Laugh Track
April 4th - Breasts Are Like Martinis
March 3rd - Olive Oil? Or, Lard?
February 2nd - Is The Future Rosy?
January 29th - What Dreams Are Made Of

2013 (12)

December 15th - 45 Years Ago
November 18th - On Cloning Spot
October 20th - Who Killed The Record Player?
September 21st - Neanderthal Bosses
August 22nd - Eat. Or, Be Healthy
July 25th - Legalized Gambling
June 26th - Rain Makes People Stupid
May 27th - Irene Steers – 1908-2013
April 18th - Lawrence ‘Mac’ McElfresh – 1926-2013
March 27th - Very Old Rockers
February 28th - The Number 12
January 5th - Save a Marriage with a Lawsuit

2012 (12)

December 30th - Humans are Governed by Laws
November 30th - The Selfish Theory
October 1st - Woking the Dog
September 4th - The Chocolate Map
August 5th - The Empty Nest
July 6th - Nice Guys Finish Last
June 7th - How Much Do We Really Know?
May 29th - Lies, Damn Lies, Statistics
April 6th - Don’t Be Happy (be worried)
March 26th - Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?
February 23rd - A Secret Place
January 12th - 7-Eleven vs. Circle K

2011 (12)

December 15th - 15 Minutes Of Fame
November 16th - Victimless White-collar Crime
October 17th - Bits vs. Atoms
September 14th - Thoughts On Reading
August 18th - The Sexiest Part Of My Body
July 21st - The Arthritis Cure
June 22nd - 10,000 Little Sins
May 23rd - Where Art Thou, Jimmy Smith?
April 24th - I Lost 5 Years Yesterday
March 25th - No Wheat, No Sugar, No Milk
February 28th - Breakfast At Zippy’s
January 19th - Send In The Clones

2010 (12)

December 27th - Berry Frost vs. a ’47 Cheval
November 30th - Does Your Doctor Make House Calls?
October 1st - The Walmart Wine List
September 2nd - Wasting Time With Subservient Chicken
August 3rd - The Tinker Gene
July 4th - Health In A Bottle
June 7th - Bad People, Bad Thinking
May 8th - A Dying Woman’s Last Wish
April 8th - There Are Too Many Places To Shop
March 9th - Where Are All The Dumb Women?
February 10th - Violent Movies Reduce Crime
January 11th - The Inspiration of Christie Brinkley

2009 (12)

December 11th - Email from the IRS
November 11th - A Word To Slow Drivers
October 12th - A Beer To Love
September 13th - The Paradise Parking Paradox
August 16th - Babes On The Beach
July 17th - A Beer To Love, Redux
June 18th - Ahi, Blackened, To Die For
May 19th - The Poet’s Corner
April 20th - What’s In Your Name?
March 23rd - Water vs. Other Liquids
February 24th - How To Watch What’s On TV
January 25th - On The Nature Of Us vs. Them

2008 (12)

December 26th - Live Long And Prosper
November 27th - What Happened To The News?
October 28th - Kaiser Permanente. Thrifty. Not Thrive.
September 29th - The Futility Of Calorie Counting
August 30th - Diet Rules That Never Fail
July 2nd - The Worst Thing About Politics
June 3rd - I Lost One Of My Balls
May 4th - Signs You Have A Bad Job
April 5th - Do Looks Kill?
March 6th - Why Do We Watch TV Reruns?
February 9th - Words, Processed
January 10th - On Friends And Enemies

2007 (12)

December 15th - Fear vs. Hope
November 14th - Talking Heads
October 13th - Age And Reader’s Digest
September 13th - The Cellphone Gimmick
August 10th - Wherefore Art Thou, Dick Tracy Radio?
July 9th - Carol’s Garters
June 8th - Breast Feeding Without The Breast
May 7th - On Facial Recognition
April 6th - Global Warming
March 3rd - The Greedy Gotcha
February 17th - On Being Thankful
January 14th - Do Not Work For A Donkey

2006 (12)

December 6th - The Inequity of Public Toilets
November 2nd - The Voting License
October 1st - The Doctors At Walmart
September 29th - Who’s Listening?
August 28th - A Smart Lady
July 27th - Charmin Lessons
June 23rd - Boxers Or Briefs?
May 22nd - Saturday Is The Day
April 21st - The Conundrum of Time
March 20th - The Futility Of Adulthood
February 2nd - The Ingredients In Cola
January 16th - On Clones

2005 (12)

December 22nd - The Best Pets
November 21st - Instant Messaging
October 20th - Boobs That Kill
September 16th - Eating Like Elvis
August 15th - The Leaf Blower
July 14th - The Georgia Stop
June 13th - On Growing Up Stupid
May 12th - The Wacky Warning Label Contest
April 9th - A Word About Weddings
March 8th - The Highway Landfill Solution
February 7th - On Missing A Mentor
January 1st - Life’s A Bitch. Then You Die.