“Animals are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time.” – Henry Beston I grew up in a pet-less household, and despite reading Black Beauty, Dr. Doolittle, and Beatrix Potter, I regarded animals as...
A new network, XBC, has just been granted exclusive rights to broadcast the 2016 Olympics in the United States. In a conference room in XBC headquarters, the planning committee, chaired by Cassidy, takes its first meeting. Cassidy: Okay, Team XBC! Let the games begin!...
That time of year thou may'st in me behold When handkerchiefs, and tissues too, do hang Upon this nose that drools, producing coughs, Harsh hacking coughs, where late my sweet voice sang. Okay, “sweet voice” is a lie. When I sing, I sound like a cross between Bob...
What’s that you say? My house is looking a bit grubby? Look, I'm busy writing here. And it's time the cat started earning her keep. Luna, come here! Now, just swish your tail over these crumbs on the floor and -- There goes Luna through the pet door. I guess it's down...
Hello! I’m the Ring from Wagner’s The Ring of the Nibelung. Four operas named after me and I still haven’t got my own Facebook page! But that will change with this blog post: the story of my life. Trouble in River City Picture an innocent young nugget of gold,...
Reality TV shows: some people love to watch them; others would rather have their eyes poked out with chopsticks and served on rice to Rupert Murdoch. Do I fall into the second category? No, I leap into it and pull it around me, looking out for impending chopsticks....