I invite you to consider the greatest threat to human life on this planet. Back in the sixties, most people thought it was nuclear annihilation. In the eighties and nineties, it might have been AIDS. Today you might suggest terrorism. … Continue reading
Mike Pontillo
I had lunch at McDonald’s today. McDonald’s and I have not been on the best of terms lately. First of all, I am attempting to lose weight, and walking into McDonald’s when you are dieting is like pulling the pin … Continue reading
Back in the 1970’s, I was a student at St. Mary Star of the Sea, a Catholic grade school and parish in the West Lawn neighborhood of Chicago’s southwest side. I therefore was privileged to have the full Catholic Experience, … Continue reading
Now that the 2003 baseball season is officially over (it was unofficially over on October 16), I need to indulge myself and vent a little. And I’m going to speak in broad, unfair generalities, because that’s what venting is. So … Continue reading
Back in 1997, an e-mail humor newsletter called “The Daily Probe” began publishing. I contributed (very) occasionally to it from 1997 to 2000, and actually had a few pieces that got in. I think it was due more to the … Continue reading