Posted by Ed Goldman | Jan 13, 2020 | Whimsy
I floss every morning while doing crossword puzzles.
It’s a juggling act, to be sure, and I never walk away without the newspaper getting soaked with spittle. But I’m trying to make 2020 my Year of Well Being—as opposed to 2019, which can be generously remembered as my Year of, Well, Being.
Permit me to explain my daily …
Read MorePosted by Ed Goldman | Jan 10, 2020 | Whimsy
You and I have something in common with most TV weather-casters, even if some of the latter are certified meteorologists: None of us really knows what the weather will be tomorrow.
We (and they) can hazard guesses, in their cases far more educated than mine—though for…
Read MorePosted by Ed Goldman | Jan 8, 2020 | People, Whimsy
One expression likely to face extinction in the next five years is when we impatiently tell our cab driver, ”Oh, just drop me off anywhere around here.” That may work when we’re stuck in rush-hour traffic and close enough to our destination to simply hoof it the rest…
Read MorePosted by Ed Goldman | Jan 6, 2020 | Places, Whimsy
Satan is alive and has designed the in-store wayfinding system for IKEA.
Authorities say he also may have taken a crack at the following:
a. Suggesting routes on Google maps;
b. Writing the tiny disclaimers on two-page magazine ads for prescription-only medications (“Call your doctor if you never had eczema but wanted…
Read MorePosted by Ed Goldman | Jan 3, 2020 | Whimsy
Happy New Year! In the spirit of full disclosure, I’m writing to tell you that roughly a month-and-a-half ago, I received a financial windfall from an institution I’ve written about favorably a few times.
I feel so…dirty.
The Golden 1 Credit Union—which has assets…
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