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I am a former newspaper and wire service journalist who has been writing professionally for 40 years - although today I do mostly satire, fiction, and short articles.

While working in the US, I specialized in covering politics, state-level government, and

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Travel > Travel (Other) Keep your sense of humor when you travel: 18 of 25
The single most important thing to pack when you travel overseas is your sense of humor. In fact, keep it in your hand luggage - because you may well need it while you are still on the plane. Minor annoyances, if you don't let them get under your skin, can often be lemons which you turn into lemonade. Even when you don't suc... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Life: 250 of 343
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RELIGIOUS FANATICS IARF, the International Association of Religious Fanatics, held its first annual meeting in Geneva last week and immediately issued a joint statement declaring gambling to be immoral, against God's will, and the world's greatest threat to humanity. "Okay," said Rev. Billy Bomba... More..
Arts & Humanities > Comic Books & Graphic Novels Superman's Jewish roots: 3 of 4
When I was growing up in Brooklyn, avidly devouring each new issue of Superman, Superboy or Action Comics, I never even considered the possibility that the Man of Steel could be Jewish. He grew up on a Midwest farm next to a town called "Smallville" and his parents were named Jonathan and Martha Kent. How much less Jewish is... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: James Bond: 3 of 4
Many of you may not realize this, but writing satires is only a hobby for me. My real job is being a spy - just like James Bond. And like Bond, I travel all over the world, gamble in the best casinos, meet the most beautiful women, and chase down the world's most evil criminals. in fact, that is exactly what happened just la... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: How I know it's Christmas: 19 of 25
Christmas is getting close. I can tell because online casinos are beginning to use Santa Claus in their spam; ex-girlfriends are suddenly writing to me, saying what they hope "someone" will give them this year; and my travel agent called me suggesting that I take a holiday trip to one of the world's holy cities: Jerusalem, R... More..
Health & Fitness > Surgery Should smokers and the obese be denied coronary artery bypass surgery?: 33 of 42
I am the person you wanted to kill last month. On May 25, I had a quadruple bypass operation. It is probable that it was the result of my having smoked for 46 years. Mind you, there have been other, more dangerous, things that I have done in my life. In the late 1960's I spent a year fighting in Vietnam. In 1970, I covered a... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Issues Satire: The end of the Internet: 8 of 10
The internet is going to collapse in September - and, of course, the millennium bug is going to shut off every electrical device in the world at midnight, December 31. Oops, that was supposed to happen on Dec 31, 1999. I guess we are left with just the internet collapsing in September. This theory, put forward by both Profes... More..
Style & Beauty > Vintage & Bargain Clothing How to dress well without breaking the bank: 4 of 5
Some background: Israelis are slobs. Not only are we slobs, but we are proud to be slobs. The summer uniform here is shorts, a t-shirt, and sandals. The winter outfit is unpressed jeans and a sweat shirt. We can always spot a foreign spy because he is the guy with the shined shoes, creased pants, or - if he is particularly c... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Football Is the NFL doing enough for diversity with the type of head coaches it's hiring?: 4 of 5
Whenever I hear a call for "diversity" in hiring, I ask myself one question: "If I needed brain surgery, would I like the doctor to be chosen on the basis of ethnicity or on his skill as a surgeon?" There are a total of 32 teams in the NFL, each one representing a multi-million (and often billion) dollar asset for its owners... More..
Travel > Europe (Other) A visitor's guide to Budapest, Hungary: 6 of 7
My first visit to Budapest was an accident which resulted in a memory which will stay with me forever - that of a young girl crying Christmas tears of happiness. I was supposed to fly Miami-Brussels-Tel Aviv on Sabena but when I got to Brussels I found the airline was on strike. They put me on a Malev flight to Budapest to c... More..