I’m what used to be known as a “good egg.” I’ve played by the rules all my life. My fuse is absurdly long and slow to burn. Dogs, children and crazy people gravitate to me like groupies to young musicians with too much hair. I suffer fools gladly, probably because I belong to their tribe.
Lately I’ve [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Humor’
June 24, 2008
Farewell to George Carlin, Professional Cynic
George Carlin died the other day, as any English-speaking person on the Western shores of the Atlantic knows by now. He died rather suddenly. Of course, all deaths are sudden; one moment you’re a member of our pulsating, overextended clan, and the next moment you’re a mere slab of meat. So let’s say his death was [...]