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I am a former newspaper reporter and a recovering lawyer (meaning I only do healing legal work, which is the same thing as being unemployed).

I am also the editor/publisher of The Frumious Bandersnatch, a satirical newspaper and parody website with readers

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Personal Finance > Auto Insurance Why I am glad I have car insurance: 19 of 42
WHY IT IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA TO HAVE CAR INSURANCE There are actually many good reasons why to have car insurance. First, in many states you are legally required to have car insurance. Say you get stopped for some minor infraction like a cracked windshield, the first thing the police officer asks for is your driver's license... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Politics: 24 of 51
ARE YOU A DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN? Millions of Americans have tried to figure out if they're a Democrat or Republican. The results of the last election suggests there is still much confusion out there. The following is offered to help you figure out your political identity. (1) Democrats are mostly younger people, poor people... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Technology: 15 of 30
Too darned many buttons and options That's the problem with all this new fangled technology. Seems like every new gadget has lots more buttons and a big fat manual to tell you what you can do with each button. I have many gadgets for which I've never figured out how to use the buttons. Starting with the one on my first vcr t... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Become stress-free with seven easy tips: 3 of 6
Everyone is going to tell you that exercising is a great way to reduce stress. I'm not, because that is not only obvious, most of us don't exercise enough and we know it. Here are some tips on how to reduce stress that have worked for me. I'm a classic Type A driven sort of character who in a past life kept a therapist's car... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips How to write effective satire: 1 of 2
TEN TIPS ON HOW TO WRITE SATIRE "SATIRE: 1 : a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn 2 : trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly"Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary. Satire is one of the most difficult types of humor to write because your satirical point of ... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Natural disasters: 1 of 2

Natural Disasters Potential Solution To Housing Crisis Generally floods, wildfires, tornadoes and hurricanes are viewed as really bad natural disasters. This is especially true if you are the victim of one of these catastrophes. But, you know that one always has to see the sunny side of anything. Right? You have to see the g... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Christmas humor: 33 of 62
A MODERN SANTA Santa's on his way with his reindeer and his sleigh. He's loaded down with toys for little girls and boys. He's got millions of children to visit Christmas Eve who hang up their stockings because they believe that elves make all the toys, and reindeer really fly, that it always snows on Christmas, and goldfish... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environment (Other) How does the health of a river affect the vitality of a region?: 19 of 34
The Santa Cruz River originates in Arizona, flows into Mexico, and then flows back out of Mexico into Arizona. The river provides a significant portion of the water supply to Nogales, Sonora Mexico as well as to Nogales, Arizona. In addition, wastewater from Nogales, Sonora, which has experienced explosive population growth ... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Getting pulled over by a police officer: 43 of 76
GETTING PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE First, let me make it clear that I am not a police officer. However, I've worked around law enforcement, and been, shall we say, a "consumer" of law enforcement services. The following bits of information hopefully will help you put into perspective being pulled over. There are two basic rea... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Is the Helium rating system really fair: 19 of 33
There are some things I probably will never understand. These include the Internal Revenue Code , where all the money the banks got from the government went, why we can't find Osama bi Laden, and how Helium determines the score for giving rating stars. I have diligently done ratings, and watching my rating score drop from th... More..