The announced closure of a Sears department store in California’s capital ignited my anecdotalometer.
Anecdotalometers are memory triggers: launchpads for flights of remembered fancy.
The Shuttering of a Sears Store Triggers a Few Memories
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THE GOLDMAN STATE
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Minks in Trouble! They’re Contracting COVID-19!
One of the worst cosmic jokes I can imagine would be to have died and then been reincarnated as a mink.
In addition to these adorable rodents being exploited and murdered so they could be made into coats for Blackglama’s “What Becomes a Legend Most?” ad campaign in the 20th century (please see my February 8 column), news now comes that they’re contracting COVID.
Are Work Desks Really Disappearing? Mine Does, Daily
One of the admittedly minor but notable changes occurring in this period I’m calling our Grave New World is the gradual disappearance of the work desk.
For those of you who just fainted or began composing suicide notes in Haiku on your smartphones, please note I said the work desk, not the Help Desk, was in fade mode.
Has the Pandemic Curbed Constant Whining?
The head of research for The Goldman State, Delve S. Presley, reports there have been two semi-positive things that have emerged from the pandemic:
1. When you wear a mask people can’t tell if you’re smirking.
2. Whining has been trimmed by at least 73 percent in the United States. Delve admits this is anecdotal, and largely confined to his immediate family.
It’s D-Day for V-Day: Some Last-Minute Cards
It’s D-Day for V-Day: Some Last-Minute CardsHonoring an executed Holy Roman priest—with chocolateBy Ed Goldmanerhaps you’ve heard that Sunday is Valentine’s Day. I mean, it’s possible you missed some of the icky-poignant, senior-targeted,...
Legends Oughta Fall: Who’s Kidding Whom?
The word “legend” confused me as a schoolboy and I must confess there’s been little improvement in the ensuing years.
As a kid, I learned that Paul Bunyan and Davy Crockett, only one of whom was real, were “legends.” I was also taught that the part of a map explaining its various symbols and scale was called a “legend.”
Children’s Rhymes for 2021: Darkness Falls
One of the admittedly minor but notable changes occurring in this period I’m calling our Grave New World is the gradual disappearance of the work desk.
For those of you who just fainted or began composing suicide notes in Haiku on your smartphones, please note I said the work desk, not the Help Desk, was in fade mode.
Dogs, Diabetes and Upside-Down Houses
The dog days of winter are evidently upon me. Recently, a crossword clue about an “upward facing dog” led me to write about yoga poses. Today, a troubling study by Swedish scientists indicates that if your dog has diabetes, you may get it, too. Should I be concerned?
11 Minutes a Day or 300 Minutes a Week: Exercise Your Option
Walking for just 11 minutes a day can help to mitigate the damage done by the hours we spend sitting on our bums.
‘ello! I wrote “bums,” not “buns.” The reason is because the new study was reported in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Its physician contributors do not, repeat, do not talk like this:
Wait! We Figured Out Trump Just in Time for the Inauguration!
While it’s very late in the game to tell everyone that a member of my consulting team at The Goldman State HQ discovered the key to mind-controlling Donald Trump, I have to share this with you.
