What's In a Name?

Surprised and heartbroken by the lack of walk-in business, Omar wept the day he closed up shop forever and took down the sign to "The Coroner Bakery."

BILL

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An Open Letter to All Politicians

You know, whenever I see your TV ads end with you strolling down the beach, hand in hand with your spouse, the kids trailing and smiles abounding , I think to myself: “Now there’s someone who’s going to be looking at his watch wondering when he/she can get home to the wife/husband and kids.”

Vote for the unmarried today! They’ll take the time to work on the problems facing our city/county/state/nation. The rest of you? Go home and play with your kids.

BILL

Hey, FOX News' Megyn Kelly!

You forgot to ask Weather Channel founder/climate change skeptic John Coleman if he was a climate scientist. (Oops, he’s not. Just a former weatherman on TV.)*

BILL

*And for the record, if I ever have a wall plaster problem, I won’t consult a climate scientist.

"Hi, Jack!"

I screamed from First Class upon spotting my college roomy at the rear of the plane. Damn air marshal tazed me. Now that was a bad day.

BILL

The Ferguson, Missouri Injustice Continues Re Michael Brown!!!

Who will stand up and say, per the video of this huge young man physically threatening a much smaller shopkeeper after stealing cigars – yes, cigars - right in front of him, that the world is a better place without him.

(sigh) Guess it’s gonna have to be me.

BILL

Twitter: @BillBekkala

One Could Say Compassion Saved Waylon Jennings' Life

In 1959, Buddy Holly hired Jennings to play bass during the “Winter Dance Party Tour.” In Clear Lake, Iowa Holly chartered a plane to fly to the next venue. Jennings gave up his airplane seat to J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, who had the flu. (I should note that the tour bus had previously frozen over and the weather was bitterly cold.) The plane, as we all know, crashed with no survivors, thus born the phrase “the day the music died.”

BILL

PS – The cynic of course could say Waylon Jennings killed the Big Bopper.


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Less is More Arguing

Back in my days of “wedded bliss,” my now ex was amendable to partaking in my minimalist ways, i.e. throwing out one item per day in order to lessen clutter about our tiny hovel. She was, however, less enamored with my idea that we start with her.

BILL