Dick Wolfsie
Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble
By: Dick Wolfsie I don’t remember the last time I cleaned out the fridge in our basement. It’s kind of my fridge. Mary Ellen keeps her distance. She has her…
Read MoreTeaching An Old Dog A New Language
By: Dick Wolfsie One of the things on my bucket list is to be fluent in another language. In the past I’ve taken lessons in French, Spanish and Hebrew and…
Read MorePopcorn Kernel Of Truth
By Dick Wolfsie Mary Ellen and I went out to see a movie last week with our friends Bob and Cathy. “Are you going to get popcorn again, Mary Ellen?”…
Read MoreClearing Up A Problem
By: Dick Wolfsie I subscribe to several health publications and most of them offer some advice on avoiding medical scams. A few years ago, a dermatologist in Southern California avoided …
Read MoreThe Line, Like Comedy, Is Subjective
By: Dick Wolfsie Last week, I shared with you some of the most common inquiries I have received from readers over the past 25 years about the writing of humor.…
Read MoreA Hard Floor Night
By: Dick Wolfsie It was our 43rd anniversary and I decided to take Mary Ellen to a local art show and stay downtown in a bed and breakfast. My wife…
Read MoreRope A Dope
I watched a show the other night on ABC called “Prisoners of the Snow,” a true saga of a rugby team stranded in the Andes in sub-zero weather when their…
Read MoreArtificially Un-Intelligence
What was I thinking? I’ve been so happy lately, retired and enjoying my free time, pleased with the fun I’ve had over the years in the media. And then I…
Read MoreHour Favorite TV Show
I’m a big “60 Minutes” fan. I remember watching the premier show in 1968. The producer of that show was Don Hewitt, an alumnus of New Rochelle High School where…
Read MoreBird Calls
A few weeks back I mentioned a news app called “Smart News” that features daily tantalizing headlines accompanied by brief articles. Here are some of their recent postings: 8 Things…
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