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Blue in the night
The other day I spotted this headline on the website that brings us all the news from Ann Arbor, Michigan, my college town: “Police: U-M frat members arrested after breaking into the Big House.” One’s first reaction might be, “What are these clowns learning in that overpriced school? Haven’t they ever seen a prison movie?… Read more
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Front yard burial part deux
Some of you alert readers might recall that a couple of weeks ago I brought you the story of a man from Alabama who attracted a bit of a stir by burying his wife in his front yard. As part of my solemn duty to keep my friends fully informed, I now have an update.… Read more
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One man’s war
On this Veterans Day I’m paying tribute to the veteran I knew best, my father. He served in the United States and the Caribbean during World War II, and thankfully never saw combat. Still, he did spend more than three years in the Army, in a different time and a very different war than most… Read more
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Six feet under and ten feet from the porch
As folks of my age and shelf life get a bit older, a lot of us are probably trying to get various worldly ducks in a row and straighten out things like wills. In any such discussion, there’s the delicate matter of what to do with the actual remains, ye olde corpus of delicti, and… Read more
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Padding your payroll
A few weeks ago, I alerted you to a new cultural trend: men (!) resorting to surgical enhancements to escape the torment of flat butt syndrome. You might have thought this was a bum steer, but I’m now pleased to report that this issue has been recognized by an actual Newspaper, in a column by… Read more
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Mapping mankind
Attention all single women in greater northeast Atlanta: Are you anxious to latch onto a man but don’t know where the hot prospects are hiding? Tired of staking out sports bars? Wanna wear something besides skin-tight Spandex to the gym? Well, all you have to do is visit the Dunwoody Patch, where you’ll find a… Read more
Stories from the South and the subconscious