The Schrug

My sister is on her way to Dubrovnik. To mark the occasion, I composed the following: Said Niko Horvat, of Dubrovnik, "I’m feeling a little bit lovesick." He went to Tatjana, Who said "I’ll get on ya, But first you must put on a glove, Nick!"

OK, now I’m a little (??) obsessed with this viral video thing, even to the point of creating a new video in response to my first one. The “other version” of the Hitler-Coakley-Brown video has now received well over a million views. But not only on DrRonPaul2012’s page. The same video has been uploaded to [...]

I had a brilliant idea last night as the gloom of the Martha Coakley debacle set in. I was trying to imagine how President Obama must have been feeling as the returns were announced, and I thought of that scene from Downfall that has been endlessly parodied on YouTube. (Quick side note: I had to [...]

I am loving the debate about my alleged traffic violation. I’ve been picked up by UniversalHub and even “the papers.” Most blog posters seem to think I’m in the wrong, but I think the law is clearly on my side when it comes to making a left turn across a double solid yellow line. The [...]

I arrived a few minutes before 9:00 AM at the Waltham District Court and got the last parking space behind the building. I passed through the metal detector and promised to keep my cell phone turned off. I had forgotten to bring the instructions they had mailed me, so I wasn’t sure at first where [...]

BOSTON – A local couple was saved from sleeping last night during a false alarm at a waterfront hotel, thanks to the efforts of several fellow guests. “It was one-thirty in the morning when it happened,” said David Schrag, 41. “There was an announcement on the P.A. system that an alarm had been triggered somewhere [...]

What’s that word for a word that is created to describe a common behavior or phenomenon that must otherwise be described in a complex phrase? Whatever it is, I think I’ve got one. Wertigo (WAYR-ti-goh): the sensation of confusion and disbelief that arises after the apparent disappearance of an object that was just there a [...]

Yesterday I posted a pretty ridiculous story about Sarah Palin, just to see if at some point the little bit of nonsense might get picked up by the Internet rumor mill. Today I started Googling to see if there’s been any traction. Much to my surprise, I found a “real” rumor spreading that is much [...]

Less than twenty-four hours after being selected as the GOP’s candidate for Vice President by Senator John McCain, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is already the target of some particularly vicious rumors circulating through the Internet “blogosphere.” One such tale dates back to Palin’s days as a star high school basketball player in Wasilla, Alaska. According [...]

Well, when two grownup airplanes love each other very much …