Show those idiots how much you care In the “corporate” world1, there are things you say and things you don’t. For the things you don’t, there are gifts that say it for you. In some places, for instance, you can’t say “Merry Christmas” to employees or customers—because merriment, apparently, is not allowed or is just […]
Depression
Organize Your Library!
If, like many Americans, you have books in your house, you may occasionally wonder how to organize them. You could, of course, just throw all your books on the floor, figuring that this is the most natural and organic sort of order for your book collection. The problem with this approach is that your books […]
The Horrors of Majuba
’Twas after the great Majuba fight: And the next morning, at daylight, Captain Macbean’s men were ordered to headquarters camp, So immediately Captain Macbean and his men set out on tramp. And there they were joined by the Blue Jackets and 58th men, Who, for unflinching courage, no man can them condemn; And that brave […]
Man Laughs to Death, Wife Cries to Death
What started as an ordinary day like any other ordinary day turned out to be, for Nick Redwood and his wife Sally, a tragic day, unlike any other tragic day. It started with Nick sitting down to breakfast and commenting to Sally that he felt a bit light-headed. Sally misunderstood and thought he said “light-hearted,” […]