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Weekly Satirical News: Saturday 4/12/2025
Weekly Satirical News: Saturday 4/12/2025 By Kevin J. W. Driscoll © 2025 Preface: In a world where the truly bizarre often [...]
Why Do You Think They Call It “Dope”?
Having never had a pot experience that was either pleasant or memorable, I just stuck to tried, true and non-felonious ethanol.
This won’t hurt a bit
In 1957, travel overseas meant lots of shots for our whole family—Mom. Dad, and three children. I was the middle child, age [...]
L.A. Story
When I first met him, I was living at the Villa Roma, a sweet little rose-pink courtyard apartment on a tree-lined street. [...]
Saturday in the Park
I am always delighted to enjoy any garden, as long as someone else does the work to maintain it.
It’s a Book
“You understand, we can’t mention this again,” I told him. I felt like a criminal conspirator.
Just the Way You Are
Billy Joel’s recording of “Just the Way You Are” was released (or “dropped” as we say now) in [...]
Cheeseburger in Paradise
I realized there is nothing very hard about cooking as long as you follow the recipe (and don't pick a recipe with too many steps).
1963: A Year That Just Couldn’t Make Up Its Own Mind
Alright folks, here I am back to remind you that history isn’t always a dusty textbook. Sometimes, it’s a [...]
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