There’s probably no better timed holiday than Halloween. After all, it comes just before the two most frightening times on the calendar: Winter, and elections.

It’s hardly surprising, then, that one popular Halloween mask is any famous politician. Some years ago I went out as a Senator, stopped all the other Trick-Or-Treaters ( Read more... )

 Halloween is the scary holiday, timed perfectly to arrive just before the two scariest spots on the calendar: winter, and elections ( Read more... )

http://www.4countymall.com/mark-hunter---slightly-off-the-mark/bites-and-sniffles-and-other-joys-of-springSpring makes me giddy, dizzy, my heart skips-or possibly, it’s my allergies ( Read more... )

SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK ( Read more... )

Trying to get my forty year old home heating system up and running for the season. Very nice, even heat from hot water radiators, when and if I can get it to work.

Fire and EMS are on standby.

You’d think this weather would be perfect for “it’s so cold” jokes.

You know: It’s so cold I saw a dog frozen to a hydrant.

That’s an old one - let me try to come up with something of my own:

It’s so cold hot wings are being sold on Popsicle sticks.

It’s so cold the weather made me reminisce about some of my ex- ( Read more... )