WHAT IS MISSING?

January 21, 2015

6240 feet above sea level on January 21 in the town of South Lake Tahoe Where’s the snow?

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ANTICIPATION

January 20, 2015

In a few months this elderly fellow will be displaying some mighty lovely clusters of pink blossoms. Stay tuned.

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THE MEDAL AND THE LION

January 19, 2015

medal lion …………………………medal lion………………………… medallion

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HOW TO BE DIMLY AWARE

January 18, 2015

Ezekiel Kroft leads not a life of quiet desperation, but one of dim awareness. For instance, when dining out, he concentrates intently on the mashing of the butter into the baked potato. When the waiter approaches from Kroft’s left and asks if everything is satisfactory, Kroft jerks his head to the right and mumbles, ‘Bancroft’. […]

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THE ROBOT DOCTOR KWIZ ANSWER

January 16, 2015

The robot doctor really disliked that mustache.

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THE ROBOT DOCTOR KWIZ

January 15, 2015
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In this photo, the robot doctor has just informed the patient: a. that the first thing to do was rip that stupid mustache off his face. b. that dinner was about to be served, and he was it. c. that the invasive thoracic surgery would be done without anesthesia. d. that a teeming mass of […]

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ON MEETING REMINGTON

January 14, 2015

On meeting Remington, wear a grey suit and no hat, or you might set him off. And believe me, whatever you do, you don’t want to set him off. Approach Remington from in front and toward his right side. Do not smile. Let me emphasize this. DO NOT SMILE. Instead, a quick nod will suffice. […]

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A SASQUATCH LIVINGROOM

January 13, 2015
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ENIGMA

January 12, 2015

The rhyme is in the reason, and the reason’s in the rhyme. – Sartre’s bodyguard

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THE DOOR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS

January 11, 2015
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It’s like the rat said. The abandoned storage building is a concrete cube with a zigzag fire escape running up one side. You know from your firm interview with the sweating rat that a hatch located up there on the cube’s roof opens onto a secret stairwell winding down to the subterranean hideout. You flick […]

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