850: The Coffee Test

The world is compromised of two kinds of people: those who can take decisive action, and those who cannot. So thought Reginald Person, hiring manager at Merlin and Epicac. In order to sort out the wheat from the chaff Reginald devised a series of tests by which he could discern the individuals capable of taking…

826: Career Robot

Franny began her career as a robot with great anticipation. The movies had taught her that world domination was in store. What a letdown that she was stuck making fake twitter posts. Photo by Alex Knight on Pexels.com

807: Crystal Fish

Free range fish farming and organic methamphetamine should never mix. Unfortunately Sandro B. Farmer learned that lesson far too late in life. Above all else, Sandro was an idealist. That’s why he started the free range fish farm in the first place. He loved to tend to his schools of Sole on the pleasant beach…

802: E[]ection Day!

No one took more pride in his work than Aaron. He was always on time, always eager, and sometimes a little slow. Every morning he was filled with enthusiasm, and each evening he drove home feeling with the satisfied feeling that he was making a difference in the world. Aaron worked at a sign company,…

801: Winter Morning Phone Call

A number of you requested a recap of the theatrical production I just produced. I’m honestly pretty bad at those sorts of recaps, so here are some tangentially related musings. It was just a normal Monday morning in January. Several inches of snow had fallen over the weekend, and a bit of a cold spell…

793: When God Opens A Door

Phillip & Carnegie were the best bank robbing duo since Bonnie & Clyde. That’s not to say that they were entirely comparable to that famous couple. While Bonnie & Clyde set time aside from their life of crime to focus on romance and glamour, Phillip & Carnegie were focused strictly on business and never let…

774: The Back of A Napkin

It was all written out on the back of a paper napkin. Tony would take the El Dorado street exit, Thumbs would be on 5th. Charlie and Beckson would handle the lobby, Jerrold was the getaway driver. Such detail, Such finesse. It would go down in history as the greatest heist in the history of…

763: Hard Work Changes The World

Your Questions Answered; Day 3 Do the Amish in Wisconsin have a cultural influence on the life of the State or are they simply there and minding their own business? –Bruce The problem with this question is that it presumes an either/or paradigm which is not necessarily accurate. Members of the Amish community are not likely…

750: Heads I Win

Honestly, I just got tired of it. It started when I was in grade school. Any trivial dispute that came up, and the quarters were sure to come out. “Heads I win, tails you lose.” Sneered the face on the other side of George Washington’s. I never won. As I grew up I began to…