Cat Humor
Sir Leopold https://pbfcomics.com/comics/sir-leopold/ Simon’s Cat in “Cat Man Doo” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0ffwDYo00Q
Nikki’s Christmas Tree
I did not ask Janis to convert to Judaism before we got married. It was her choice. I’ll talk about that more in another post. But my brother required his wife to convert in order to get married. Their first Christmas together Nikki wanted a Christmas tree. The family very adamantly told her that we’re […]
Yiddish Name Calling
Everybody calls people these things all the time, without having ANY idea what they mean. As a public service, I thought this would be helpful. Nebish A person regarded as weak-willed or timid. A person who is ineffectual, timid, and often luckless; a person of no significance. One who is fearful and timid, especially in making […]
Introduction to the poem Mosaic
I have previously explained how people had given me things to put in the PaPeR, our underground newspaper in Miami, in the 60’s. Due the PaPeR’s short life much did not get published. This is one that after 60 years I cannot even remember who wrote it. But I like it enough to think it […]
Phil’s Sense of Humor
The Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge
The US Geological Survey decided they wanted an aerial map of the refuge. Interference with water flows in Florida due to drainage for development, capturing drinking water for cities and agricultural use since the 19th century had dramatically impacted the natural environment of Florida, which was basically water based. Before the flyover we went up […]
The Post Turtle
An old Rancher is talking about politics with a young man from the city. He compares a politician to a “post turtle.” The young man doesn’t understand and asks him what a post turtle is. The old man says, “When you’re driving down a country road and you see a fence post with a turtle […]
Timothy Leary
I have been a scientist, really! Observations of natural facts, leading to testable hypotheses and theories: The Scientific Method! It has given us our modern world. But, I have had enough uncanny experiences to convince me there is more than we can see, a hidden dimension. I refer to these experiences as “Woo-Woo!” One of […]
Bob Daily, Mike Launer, and Lady.
One thing about the 60s and marijuana was the MUNCHIES! Oh, yeah, chocolate chip cookies were the cure! One night a friend Tom, a Ph.D. candidate in history at the University of Miami, and I walked to the mini mart at Bird Road and 27th Avenue. I know it was 1968 because on the way […]