A Holiday Message from A. A. Milne
I recently came across the following piece by the great writer A. A Milne. Who knew the man best known for the Winnie the Pooh stories...
GUEST CURMUDGEON: Beware the Marauders of Merriment
Once again, we are honored with a visit from author Debby Dodds, who has serious questions about some people's idea of having fun. TWC...
Prep School
I tell you, writing this blog sometimes feels a bit like herding sheep . . . or perhaps like playing Whac-a-Mole. Just as I straighten...
Bonus
Here's a link to an article I feel certain all my readers will enjoy. https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-going-to-close-this-deal-usi...
GUEST CURMUDGEON: Gymnauseum
This week, we're honored to have as a Guest Curmudgeon the talented and prolific playwright, lyricist, and all-around word wizard David...
Curmudgeon Thanksgiving
This past week, I, along with much of the country, celebrated the holiday of Thanksgiving, a cherished American tradition during which we...
Ladies and Gentlemen
Among the dusty old practices with which we the enlightened have now dispensed, having recognized the folly of our past, is the idea of...
A Curmudgeon Rerun: House Hunting with Richard and Cindy
It was a busy week for the Curmudgeon, which offered inadequate time for policing people's behavior. Not wanting to leave you without...
I Miss the Muzak
When the Curmudgeon was in his youth (this, mind you, was in the olden days, before the invention of so many of the life-improving...
Driving While Dumb
The great comedian George Carlin once observed, “Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going...
Grab Bag
Fellow curmudgeons, From time to time, I come across amusing or incisive visuals that don't quite fit into my Our Declining Language...
How Many are We Talking?
I often feel like Don Quixote, crusading after a nobility and honor that perhaps have quietly passed into the mists of history some time...
The Baiting Game
Have you all caught on to the latest trend in delightfully amusing pastimes? It’s a captivating online game called “baiting.” If you...
Sounds Personal
Oh, how I miss decorum. How I miss that elegant little communal agreement we once had that certain matters were meant to remain strictly...
Pillow Fight
The pillow is an invention that is centuries old. The earliest recorded use of the device dates back to the civilizations of Mesopotamia...
Writers' Block
I swear I had every intention of crafting up a superbly nifty curmudgeon this week. But this damnable writers' block (coupled, in this...
