My loathing of homeowners’ associations is well documented. I have mostly found them to be full of sniveling, pathetic, power-hungry worms who, unable to obtain authority in their personal relationships or on their jobs, have chosen to inflict their petty wills upon their cowering neighbors on such weighty issues as window treatments and whether Mr. … Read more
Semi-grumpy but mostly good-natured RV store owner: Yes sir. Bo: I need to have some propane tanks refilled, please. Semi: What size are they? Bo: Two 20-pound bottles. Semi: We don’t refill 20-pounders. We exchange ’em. Bo: Ah. You promise they’re full? Semi: Nope. Nathan: Hey! How come he got a bigger brownie? Bo: Because … Read more
Do you remember when you were little, and your mom would take you shopping with her, and you’d wind up in the depths of one of those department stores in the mall, where everything looks the same, and after you turn a corner or two you can’t remember which way it is back out into … Read more