For those of you who aren't me…and I've noticed a surprisingly large number of people who aren't.
The other day, I was watching an educational television show all about insects. The thing is, it made no sense. For one thing, it talked about coloration and mentioned Monarch butterflies. Apparently, monarch butterflies are poisonous so birds don’t eat them. That made sense. Don’t eat poisonous bugs is good advice in anyone’s book, even …
My wife has a smart phone. I, in turn, have a stupid one. My phone works great. It rings. I say “Hello,” and hold conversations. After all, it’s a telephone. My wife’s smart phone is a device. That means it does a million things from telling jokes to predicting the weather to saying how long …
Continue reading In The Contest Man vs Nature… Nature Cheats
Hey, how about a history lesson? First question; Who won the War Of 1812? If you would like something easier try; Who fought in the War Of 1812? Or maybe Why was the War of 1812 fought? I could also ask Where and How, but I’m pretty sure all of you know When the War …
Continue reading The Canadians Are Coming The Canadians Are Coming
Spring is here, spring is here. Life is skittles, life is beer. I think the very best time of the year is the spring. I do. Don’t you? I think I’d better stop now before Tom Lehrer comes after me for plagiarism. I don’t really mean to copy him, but frankly, I like the sentiment …
A lot of folks have asked, what a genius like Mr. Ohh! does when not making striking observations of the world. Well three of you have asked. Okay, better make that two, I probably shouldn’t include my wife in all this. Either way, it may interest you all to know I have spent the last …
I don’t want to brag, but I’ve been to every one of the forty-eight contiguous United States. I actually lived in five of them for more than a year. I know some of you are, right now, giving a collective “WOW!” Sadly, many more of you are calling out, “Who cares?” You should care. I …
I just read a poll which stated that there are 42% more cats than dogs in the United States of America. I concluded, therefore, that cats are more popular than dogs. Hooray for the cat people. Now, I really don’t follow polls much, and frankly don’t much care if you prefer a cat, dog, turtle, …
A long time ago, when the lawless west was being forged by the pioneers, a solitary territorial farmer stood up and screamed, “This sucks. I should have stayed home.” That man was Rupert J. Snodgrass and he is credited with absolutely nothing. Which is extremely coincidental because he has absolutely nothing to do with this …
I must say, this winter has lasted longer than some. Although It has not lasted as long as others. In fact, where I live the latest recorded snowfall is June 2nd 1902. In point of fact I’m glad I wasn’t alive that year. It would’ve been way too depressing. On the other hand, there is something …
Ah, the bliss of scanning my back yard at this wonderful time of the year. The grass is dead. There is no need to mow and there are no flowers to give me hay fever. The leaves have fallen and what hasn’t been raked is covered with snow and can’t be seen. The birds that …
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