Lighten up!

I’m starting to depress even myself with my posts. Here’s a joke from my mom: Pedro was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important meeting and couldn’t find a parking place. Looking up toward heaven, he said “Lord, take pity on me. If you find me a parking place I […]

Because hell is for children

When I was in high school, Pat Benatar had the hit song. We used to sing it, with relish, because we were angst-ridden teenagers that thought for some reason the world owed us something, that we were somehow special in our feeling messed up. We imagined we were hurt somehow. They cry in the dark, […]

World Diplomacy Rerouted to Calling Center in Bangalore

BUSH OUTSOURCES STATE DEPARTMENT President George W. Bush seized the opportunity presented by Colin Powell’s resignation as Secretary of State to outsource the State Department to India, the White House confirmed today. With budget deficits spiraling out of control, the president saw a chance for significant cost-savings by having all of the State Department’s diplomatic […]