First Pearl Harbor, And Now This

The Japanese have concocted yet another clever plan to dominate the world. This latest invasion force consists of deceptively cute cartoon characters known collectively as “Pokemon”. If you haven’t heard of Pokemon, you obviously do not have any young children.
It all started a few years ago when hundreds of Japanese children began having seizures while [...]

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A Parent's Job…

As parents, one of our greatest desires is that our children have more than we did growing up. Although my children are only aged 4 and 5, I’m pretty much done as a parent by these standards. My kids already have much more than I had when I was in my twenties. My late twenties.
For [...]

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Reclining in Style

This week, I’d like to devote my column to one corporation that is doing more for the advancement of mankind than any other company in American history. I am speaking, of course, about La-Z-Boy Inc. of Monroe, Michigan, a company which will almost certainly win a Nobel prize this year.
According to the Reuters News Service, [...]

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Say Cheese!

“Behold the power of Cheese.”
Someone was paid actual U.S. currency to come up with that advertising slogan. Is this a great country, or what? Not only that, but the “Behold the power of Cheese” ad campaign has been incredibly successful, in the sense that everyone I ask is sick to death of it.
The latest TV [...]

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A Night On the Town

I recently took my wife out for drinks. Hey, don’t look so surprised — I’m as spontaneous and romantic as the next guy (assuming the next guy is Fred Flintstone). So after work one Friday, I looked into my wife’s eyes, smiled boyishly, and said, “We’re out of toilet paper, dear.”
That’s how we [...]

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