Santa Claws Wishes Us a Furry Meowy Christmas
December 22, 2018
In 1823 The Reverend Clement Clark Moore created “A Visit from Saint Nicholas.” The poem, better known as “The Night Before Christmas,” from its
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In 1823 The Reverend Clement Clark Moore created “A Visit from Saint Nicholas.” The poem, better known as “The Night Before Christmas,” from its
Animals are such an integral part of our lives that almost everyone loves animal jokes. They make us bark, bellow, bray, cackle, howl, screech,
DEAR RICHARD LEDERER: Do you remember these high-flown words to “Three Blind Mice”?: Three rodents with defective vision, Three rodents with defective vision. Observe
DEAR RICHARD LEDERER: I am interested in what you have to say about the (over) use of the word like. I sure hope this
Do you remember back in junior high when you were taught that a noun was a person, place or thing? But you probably didn’t
Thanksgiving Day is mainly a celebration of the harvest, giving thanks for bountiful crops. Traditionally, a particular meal in 1621 is thought to be
I recently had the great pleasure of addressing members of the University of California Master Gardeners of San Diego County. One of the least-known
In this year of electile dysfunction, with midterm elections hurrying near, political jokes can be very powerful. That’s why so many of them get
What would you do if you opened your front door and saw Dracula, Frankenstein, a ghost, a ghoul, the Hulk, King Kong, a mummy, Quasimodo,