Tag Archives: sparky
Post 249: Has Anyone Seen My Plethora?
You will always find me in the past. The present can create me. But the future will never taint me. What am I? Continue reading
Post 231: Free All the Rockers!
As the US slides into yet another celebration of how free and independent we are, I thought I would feature free things or misunderstood things or things where the word doesn’t mean what Sparky thinks it means. You know, like always. Continue reading
Post 211: It’s Hip to be Square
Once upon a time, this old guy named Euclid decided to put a lot of names to shapes and figure out how to determine the square of the hippopotamus or something. And later, it was held to be true that all free citizens should master geometry, what Euclid called his stuff, so it became a standard requirement in higher education. I guess this is education week. Continue reading
Post 206: Furniture Week, Day 3
On Fridays, I think people can be excused for behavior that isn’t considered socially acceptable at other days of the week. Farting, belching, snorting, even blowing your nose at the table. Highly unacceptable on Monday through Thursday, but come Friday, let it all hang out. Continue reading
Post 202: Is That You, Woody?
You folks, and you know who you are, do a wonderful job at sending in Craigslist ads that you find. Sometimes you present them with no explanation. We can’t always tell what Sparky was actually trying to say in his inimical way. Really, I don’t have a clue. Continue reading
Post 194: Music of the Spheres
My pets make a lot of noise. When I want to watch a movie, I have to crank the sound way, way up. So of course I am always interested in louder speakers. And if they have a super futuristic styling, all the better. Continue reading
