Merry Christmas, Here Have a Yule Log Today I was talking with somebody and happened to mention the words “yule log.” I believe the context was, “if he does that again, I’m going to bludgeon…

Now That’s Exotic So, recently I was talking with some friends, as I always seem to do, and the talk turned to the exotic. “Why do you always like exotic stuff,” he asked. I couldn’t…

It’s Not MY Accent You’re Talking About Sometime last week, I was speaking with some friends about my accent. Some folks say that I still have a heavy NY accent, that I talk like a…

Rats! It’s a Giant Pez Dispenser Wouldn’t it be cool if I could write a blog that consisted entirely of other blogs? I could produce a sort-of infinite loop of bloggers. I was thinking about…

Carol’s Little Rules I’ve been getting a few requests as of late to re-post my rules. Yes, it’s true; there are indeed rules to this chaos. Of course, they change slightly every time I post…