Which Now-Famous Singers Would’ve Survived Simon Cowell’s Acid Tongue?
Might Bob Dylan have withered under Simon Cowell’s steely gaze on American Idol? Where would they be today if now famous pop artists had gone through the initiation … Read more
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Thanks for Trying to Ruin My Day!
Thanks for Trying to Ruin My Day! If you work with the public, you’re stressed. Unreasonable customers. Demanding bosses. Reduced staffing. I love my job, but the workload … Read more
Twinkie: A Death in the Family — the Question Is, Whodunit?
Who killed Twinkie — The union or Wall Street? Born in 1930 in Schiller Park, Ill., the deceased was 82 years old at the time of passing, which … Read more
Lost Journal: My First Thanksgiving
Journal entry: November 27, 1969 (age 6 months) Goo. That’s what I just said to my mom. She correctly interpreted it to mean, “May I please have another … Read more
Giving Tuesday. November 27. Be There.
Philanthropy is entering the 21st Century. Just as Black Friday kicks off the holiday shopping season for brick-and-mortar retailers and Cyber Monday launches the online shopping season, we … Read more
Lord Help Us — Bosses Gone Berserk Over Obamacare
The sky is falling! The end times are upon us! It’s all over for America! And it’s all because of you execrable voters, and the Obamacare you enabled. … Read more
Lost Journal: ‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving
Journal entry: November 22, 2006 (age 37) — Thanksgiving poem Why does Christmas get to have all the poems? Here’s one I just dreamed up in a Thanksgiving tryptophan-induced … Read more
Argus Has Fun with the News: Sex-Texting & More
In the news, General Petraeus agreed to face Congress to discuss the Benghazi attack and his sex scandal. He had two mistresses fighting over him and a wife … Read more
Thanksgiving Blessings, 2012
Seriously? Both political parties talking pre-emptive smack barely a week after the election. Partisan politics? Again? So soon? Not even time to catch our breath? For crum’s sakes, … Read more
Secede Movement: 2012 Style
Angry citizens pledge 30 seconds hard effort to secede from Union According to the New York Daily News, the government-initiated website “We The People” has been bombarded by … Read more
