Those Flashing Red Lights

The law has caught up with me. My jig is up. I have a record now. All these years, I’ve worked to keep my public reputation looking good. Appearances are deceiving. One day, you live high on the hog. Then with one misstep, you find you’re that much closer to facing a grand jury. Of … Read more

The Funilley Family Newsletter

Back in 1992, after reading one-too-many of those Christmastime newsletters – you know, the ones where the neighbors brag about all their accomplishments, and everything has a positive spin – I was inspired to go and create my own. Enjoy! The Funilley Family Newsletter January – December 1992 Merry Christmas! Greetings, friends! It is that … Read more

A few traveling observations…

While on vacation or traveling, I like to eat an apple each morning for breakfast. I admit that don’t get my recommended servings of fruit that I should while at home, but when away from home, I do much better. I suppose it all evens out, with all the fast and greasy foods, or unusual … Read more

Sad News

With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth taking a moment to reflect on the death of a very important person, which almost went unnoticed to the world. Roland “Larry” Lawrence LaPrise, the man that wrote ‘The Hokie Pokey,’ died peacefully at the age of 93. … Read more

Karl Rove must be absolutely brilliant

During my lunch break, I like to spread out the newspaper and relax. At least, sometimes it is relaxing. Sometimes it is just bewildering. Like this article about Karl Rove. Karl is apparently the smartest strategist in the Republican Party, supposedly the one who masterminded the entire campaign and was responsible for the election of … Read more

Sacred spumoni?

The last days have come. Jesus has reappeared! And there was an apparent misunderstanding. It seems that the great melting of the world will actually take place at room temperature (the change probably had something to do with the sudden onset of global warming). The righteous shall be as chocolate sauce, nuts, and a cherry. … Read more

A Trip Through Time

It was all sparked by a cheesy birthday gift. The video was about a 30 minute commercial for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles “newly” formed rock band. With that group, they hosted a stage show and put out an album. The 1990 debut album, “Coming Out Of Our Shells,” was to introduce to the world … Read more