Dunnies I Have Known Part One

Admin note: “Dunnies” – Australian slang for toilet. This probably seems at first glance to be a dangerously off-color posting, but please, dear reader, please reflect that life is not always lived leaping across the stage, or dominating the board-room, or even swanning winningly through crowds of adoring admirers. It is an inescapable fact of life that sooner or later paupers and even princes and kings have to take a dump, and usually many – the human bowel movement is a great leveler – and where, how, and with what success the act is accomplished deserve some thoughtful contemplation . . . → Read More: Dunnies I Have Known Part One

Finally I Understand the Ukelele

About six months ago my wife decided that she wanted to learn the ukulele. Don’t ask me why because I do not ask questions like that any more. At the time she also decided that this was going to be an enforced healthy family activity so I would resume playing the guitar… like it or not. I am a smart man, I decided to like it. Our son was given the choice of playing the guitar or the ukulele. To my horror he decided he wanted to play the ukulele. In the process of deciding what instrument he would . . . → Read More: Finally I Understand the Ukelele

No Dude – The Russians Are Saying They’re Sorry!

This is a reply to Admin’s post (that’s his real name by the way – Klaus Admin) I am sorry to report that my colleague’s grasp of the Cyrillic alphabet is about at tight as his grip on reality. As anyone who reads Russian knows, those emails are being sent by the Russian Historical & Cultural Rehabilitation Center. All they’re trying to do is say: “Hey guyniks. We’re sorry!” Here’s a summary of the most common mails you’ll receive in your spam folder: Communism – they want to say they’re sorry for all the confusion from this loser political . . . → Read More: No Dude – The Russians Are Saying They’re Sorry!