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What gall

Posted on November 3, 2015 by PMcG

While standing in the prescription line at the pharmacy, I often get restless and fidgety. I tend to buzz or vibrate, even levitate, all while giving off a tuneless whistling sound. I look desperately around for some distraction to take … Continue reading →

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Ask a bluesman

Posted on October 27, 2015 by PMcG

Q. I think I have the blues, but my doctor says it’s just irritable bowel syndrome. A. Is your doctor a bluesman? Q. He’s a gastroenterologist. A. You mean an ologist who enters your gastro works? Q. Not in the … Continue reading →

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Foldos in the wallet

Posted on October 21, 2015 by PMcG

A split second before I hit the mute button, a voice on our flat screen said “Are you asking the right questions about how your wealth is managed?” I was raised to be polite, so instead of snarling “Go to … Continue reading →

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Blecchh!

Posted on October 14, 2015 by PMcG

I don’t usually write about mayonnaise. It’s a serious failing and probably what’s kept me from winning a MacArthur genius grant, or the prestigious “I’m more humble than you” competition. But a lot of people just don’t like mayonnaise. Many … Continue reading →

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Smelling the end zone

Posted on October 6, 2015 by PMcG

Baseball season has ended with a melancholy whiff, and football season is upon us like a grand piano falling eight floors onto a poodle. Let’s see that again Bob. Ooh. That’s gonna leave a stain. Let’s see that again, Bob… … Continue reading →

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Canasta on Mars

Posted on September 30, 2015 by PMcG

Yo, they’ve discovered water on Mars. I know. You may not give a hoot (in spite of our moral obligation to give hoots when hootful events occur. “Water discovered on Mars” is just a step above “Meteor bounces off Trump’s … Continue reading →

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To shove a pretzel rod

Posted on September 23, 2015 by PMcG

Recently, a psychologist-to-be-named later published excerpts from diaries kept by teens into their adulthood. His point: with a little love and/or support people can change their destiny. Here are two of the most interesting excerpts: Diary entry page of teen … Continue reading →

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