The Charm

To keep “4” (that’s what they call him) in my mouth, we have taken extraordinary measures. He’s had his roots dug out and refilled twice, then he got sliced into from the side. If I had taken 4 to my vet, he would now be buried in a box in my grandmother’s backyard. Partly because […]

Nuclear Football

I enjoyed several bits of “SNL” last weekend. There was a bit with a family that shoots off into grudges and attacks and fury without any provocation– specifics of the conflict were left out completely, all that remained were the common elements of neurosis, which, in a vaccuum, are quite recognizable and horrifyingly funny. And then […]