It was a happy year for sad movies
Traditionally, the end of the movie year is celebrated in a star-studded ceremony called the Sadcademy Awards. The saddest films from Hollywood and around the world are honoured in various categories...
View ArticleUn-enlightenment: The Key to Missing Your Life
Is contentment affecting your mood? Are you feeling calm despite all the chaos in your life? Do you find yourself enjoying daily meditation? Is the true essence of your inner being in sync with the...
View ArticleMr. Fillmore’s unusual rites of spring
It’s a long winter in these parts. Long winters make you do funny things, like speak in the manner of pioneers and use expressions like “in these parts.” In the Fillmore household, there were three...
View ArticleSnow seeks a stay of execution
In the matter of Snow vs. the State of Spring. Background: The Appellant, Edgar Wynter Snow, a.k.a. Snow, is languishing on death row. Snow’s attorneys have applied for a stay of execution. Arguing the...
View ArticleRuss and Larissa Buy a Book
In male-female relations, Russ has evolved. First, he thought he understood women. Surely they were just like men, but with more interesting standard equipment. But that assumption was challenged when...
View ArticleWho really stops at a red light when they’re turning right?
I blame the pickles “I swear, Your Honour, if it weren’t for the pickles, I wouldn’t be here today.” Ah, yes. The almost-famous Pickles Defence. “Almost” because I never got a chance to use it. But...
View ArticleWe need to talk about that ringtone of yours
I hate your ringtone. There. I said it. I’m sorry, but I had to. And what a relief! It felt even better than I thought it would. You probably don’t know that I’ve been putting up with your ringtone for...
View ArticleBEST OF FULLER: Shooting the Breeze on an April Sunday
The neat thing about being a parent is that it gives you a front-row seat on the making of a human being. It’s the greatest show on earth, so naturally the tickets are really expensive. They cost a...
View ArticleAt Recess, It was Easy to Lose Your Marbles
About this time of year, kids would start playing marbles. Maybe kids still play marbles. But I doubt it, because you have to go outside to play marbles and I haven’t seen a kid outside playing...
View ArticleMen should probably stop wearing shorts
Warmer days bring out gophers, dandelions and men in shorts. Men in shorts. Oh dear. Nothing is more effective at making you look forward to winter than men in shorts. A Short History of Shorts: After...
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