Monthly Archives: February 2011

The Rant”D’Jour is only obliquely about dental problems. It’s one of my little crusades. The ones that make the long-suffering wife sigh. This all began with a botched root canal. Ten years ago I had a dentist who was in … Continue reading →

This all began with a botched root canal. Ten years ago I had a dentist who was in training to be a butcher. Actually I think he ended up in the travel industry. I hope that he doesn’t ever fly … Continue reading →

The Rant D’Jour is from 2006 but it still holds true today. Some things are timeless. Have you noticed lately that more and more people are showing up for work looking like they are at deaths door? Hacking and wheezing … Continue reading →

For god’s sake if you are sick, stay home. Have you noticed lately that more and more people are showing up for work looking like they are at deaths door? Hacking and wheezing like old steam engines they lurch and … Continue reading →

The Rant D’Jour is a typical “driving” rant. I try not to do too many of them, because they really are like shooting ducks in a barrel. Whatever. People always like them and they never fail to elicit comments. This … Continue reading →

I have been driving the speed limit now for almost a year. I am the only person in the United States who does this and let me tell you it’s a lonely life on the road. Here are the advantages … Continue reading →

Did you know there is controversy brewing in the bathroom? The battle? How to test toilets. In an ongoing effort to bring light to things better left in the dark I have done some, ahem, homework on this important subject. … Continue reading →

Today’s Rant D’Jour is from 2005. I hate to say this, but at times I can scribble a pretty fair line or two. It’s very short so I am sure it just went on the radio. How I wish I … Continue reading →

I had trouble sleeping again last night Lately that hasn’t been the case-I was sick for a while this past month so I slept pretty soundly although it was a medicated sleep. I really didn’t mind so much last night. … Continue reading →

Today’s Rant D’Jour is the one that, if all goes well, be published in this weeks “WEEKENDER.” I say if all goes well because it is about 200 words over my column count and it may not fit. It was … Continue reading →