Forbidden Fruit
Someone once said, “You are what you eat.” It’s my considered opinion that individual was an idiot. I believe it can be scientifically...
Words and Their Meanings: Gentlemen's Club
The first time I heard the words “gentlemen” and “club” paired, I knew precisely the kind of high-tone, elegant gathering of well-bred...
Let's Try This Again
Well, readers, my usual resolve to avoid addressing current events and politics is back to feeling a bit shaky this week. Trust me, I’ve...
If You Ask Me
I’m sometimes asked what I do for a living. Once I’ve explained that I’m a professional curmudgeon, I feel it’s only polite to return the...
A Curmudgeon Rerun: Whatever
"Whatever" originally ran on February 12th, 2018 Throughout the works of Shakespeare (William, that is, not Ralph), we see countless...
Our Declining Language (part 25 in an endless series) — Gone Phishing Edition
A classic character in the spy and detective genres is that of the criminal mastermind, an evildoer so ingenious as to outsmart even the...
Guest Curmudgeon: Adventures in Cost Cutting
This week, we welcome a first-time guest curmudgeon to the fold. It's always so heartening to know that I'm not the only one out there...
April Sadness Brings May Madness
Greetings, readers, and happy Mental Health Awareness Month to one and all! I only recently learned of May’s designation as such and my...
Sweeping Mad
There are a number of things that happen regularly on television and in movies that rarely, if ever, happen in real life . . . mostly...
Doubletalk
It has long been my contention that most Americans these days don’t give much consideration to the words they use, a weakness that has...
But Enough About You
A few years ago, your Curmudgeon was witness to a remarkable conversation between two theatre actors who were working together for the...
Our Brothers' Keepers
Last week, I was alerted to the existence of a website that offers a rather encouraging interactive graph entitled “COVID-19 projections...
Our Declining Language (part 24 in an endless series) —Quotation Mark Edition, part II
As we've often pointed out, misused quotation marks can make for some very confusing messages. And yet, the virus-like trend persists,...
Positively Silent
You know who we haven’t heard from in a while? The positive thinkers. It seems that ever since the coronavirus dismantled all our lives,...
Grape Expectations
When dining out, Mrs. Curmudgeon and I will occasionally order a glass of wine each with dinner. And while I do enjoy the wine, I have...
Wipe Out
So let’s see . . . is anything new happening? Ah yes, the plague. I had some concern early on that this very serious situation might...
