Category Archives: Humour

The Wettening

Posted on 31 October 2013 by Larry Russwurm

Ellen Degeneres usually ends her shows with the line “Be kind to one another”. And indeed, many times her actions show that she tries to follow this advice. Very regularly she gets companies to give thousands of dollars away to … Continue reading →

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The Gift We Can Give Our Children

Posted on 26 October 2013 by Larry Russwurm

There is a very common theme in spiritual/self-help/improved-lifestyle paradigms. I think it can be best summed up by the following wise saying. “Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present.” Gurus … Continue reading →

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Bible Literalist Opens Door Wide to Many Evolutions

Posted on 22 October 2013 by Larry Russwurm

I don’t know why but a few weeks ago I flicked on a bible literalist show and saw a man rationalizing Noah’s Ark as presented in the bible. Perhaps burned many times by the assertions of others that millions of … Continue reading →

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Vlad the Neck Biter

Posted on 12 October 2013 by Larry Russwurm

Because of the huge market for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Vlad the Impaler got so entwined in vampire lore that I’ve seen more than one book about monsters and vampires begin the section with the aforementioned Vlad. Dracula was an inherited … Continue reading →

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One Cutesy Swear Word to Rule Them All

Posted on 28 September 2013 by Larry Russwurm

WARNING: This post should only ever be read by very mature individuals. SECONDARY WARNING: If you are mature enough to read this post you will, with great certainty, not find it the least bit funny. There is a cutesy substitution … Continue reading →

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Lime and Alcohol

Posted on 22 September 2013 by Larry Russwurm

It was a number of years ago when I first tried a lime wedge pushed into the neck of a bottle of beer. I think it was Corona beer that was promoting this method of annoying beer bottle reusing programs … Continue reading →

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Is the UK a Suffix Snob?

Posted on 31 August 2013 by Larry Russwurm

Canada, Australia and New Zealand try so hard to look good to the United Kingdom. We go so far as to make the United Kingdom’s head of state our own head of state. How more obvious do you want us … Continue reading →

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Why We Won’t Revisit the Moon

Posted on 24 August 2013 by Larry Russwurm

There is some debate in the space community about whether we should concentrate on making the Moon or Mars the next objective. Some say one place at a time. If we explore and develop the Moon well enough we can … Continue reading →

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Gonna Get Someone to Ghost Write My Autobiography

Posted on 17 August 2013 by Larry Russwurm

I may not be important enough to get anyone to write a biography on me yet, let alone have people clamouring for my autobiography. The most direct route will be if this blog makes me a billionaire for bellyaching about … Continue reading →

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Rowling Watch 2014

Posted on 10 August 2013 by Larry Russwurm

We’ve all heard of J. K. Rowling, author of the wildly successful Harry Potter series. We all heard of her adult fiction attempt The Casual Vacancy which sold well because of her name and the curiosity of some fans. I … Continue reading →

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