My wife and I went on a cruise at the end of May. It was her second and my first. I had always balked at taking a cruise. I enjoy doing all the things that a cruise offers — obscene amounts of food, extravagant yet hokey stage shows and time away from work. All fine …
“The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” — Queen Gertrude Hamlet Act III, Scene II
I took my inspiration from the cover of this week’s New Yorker magazine. The cover illustration depicts a nationally recognized couple celebrating the Supreme Court’s decision that portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) withholding federal benefits from same-sex marriages are unconstitutional. DOMA was signed into law in 1996 by President Bill Clinton. Although the …
“There was a possibility I could have been under surveillance.” — Julius Rosenberg On June 19, 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed by the United States for treason. The couple were accused and convicted of supplying the Soviet Union with thousands of classified top secret documents, specifically dealing with plans to build an atomic …
Sure, they served him well — but Dave decided it was time for a new pair of sneakers.
There are children here somewhere. I can smell them. Here we are children, come and get your lollipops, lollipops, come along my little ones.
“Sir! That is for dipping fruit and cake only!“
As a recent graduate of California State University, Northridge, Phil Hartman took his graphic arts degree and started a design business. He specialized in album covers and created designs for Poco, America and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Then, he gave it up for a shot at comedy. He joined the improvisational group The Groundlings alongside another …
Everybody likes a good vomit story. When I was in high school, my parents regularly went to a resort in the Catskill Mountains for the final weekend of March. While they were busy packing, I, too, was busy with plans of my own. I was making arrangements to have a couple of friends over for a weekend …
“Oh, Chef o’ da Future, can it core a apple?” CLICK HERE to see a full-color version of the illustration above. * * * * * This is the second illustration for the word “future”. HERE’S the first.
