Monthly Archives: April 2026

Will Earth Day survive the current dark age?


“Earth Day ain’t what it used to be,” Swamp Rabbit said. “A lot of peeps don’t celebrate it. For all they care, it might as well be Penguin Awareness Day.” I told him to stop exaggerating. Most thinking people are … Continue reading

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Pope Leo vs. JD Vance (the Faustian bargainer)


Earlier this week I asked my neighbor Swamp Rabbit to name his choice for the most odious Donald Trump underling. He started mimicking Vice President JD Vance: “Who should I attack today, sir? The childless cat ladies are still up … Continue reading

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AI rules (in case you haven’t noticed)


I was sitting on Swamp Rabbit’s porch, annoying him with a new complaint.  “The traffic was bumper to bumper. I was trying to get to the Schuylkill Expressway entrance, but the FedEx van next to my car wouldn’t let me … Continue reading

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Stepping over the line and off a cliff


It’s like a cartoon, but without the laughs. Bugs Bunny draws a line in the sand and says, “I dare you to step over this line.” Yosemite Sam steps over the line. Bugs Bunny backs up, draws another line, and … Continue reading

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Easter Sunday and the miracle of the Peeps


It was a rainy Easter Sunday, but the breaking news was good. It seems Mary Magdelene and her squad have rolled away the stone in the Holy Land and found that Jesus’ tomb is empty. “He is risen,” Swamp Rabbit … Continue reading

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What goes around comes around, Bondi


“You don’t understand MAGA women,” my neighbor Swamp Rabbit said. “The way they see it, there ain’t no harm in Donald Trump saying he likes to grab ’em by their you-know-whats. They don’t badmouth him when he kicks them to … Continue reading

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