Dear Vet: My unicorn keeps scooting across the carpet on his butt

Dear Doctor, My unicorn keeps scooting across the carpet on his butt. Why is he doing this? Does he have worms? Signed, Mystified  Maiden

Oh, the difference a hyphen can make

I received recipe newsletter from the Just A Pinch yesterday, the subject of which said Man Catching Fried Chicken. The recipe’s here. When I read the subject line, I knew what the recipe’s submitter was trying to say when she titled it. This is a place where one tiny hyphen would have made a difference [...]

Mansight: Things hiding in plain view

The mister and I have a long-running joke about mansight. It’s a term I coined to describe the phenomenon explaining the inability of most men to see what is right in front of them. You know what I’m talking about, ladies. You ask him to get the cottage cheese out of the fridge, but he [...]

Sarah the PayPal chat bot kills me. No, really kills me.

I had a question for PayPal, so thought I’d try their chatbot, virtual assistant Sarah-PayPal. I asked if there was a way to cancel a withdrawal that’s in pending status. I learned that there is not. Darn! While I was chatting with my electronic friend, I asked something about fees. She directed me to the [...]

What to do if your cat loses its tail

Did you hear about the lady who accidentally cut her cat’s tail off with a weed whacker? Very upset, the woman grabbed the cat and its severed tail and told her neighbor she was taking the cat to Walmart. Her neighbor said, “Why on earth are you taking the cat to Walmart? You should take [...]

Countdown to Spring!

This winter has been a bear. So much for global warming. I think all the recent snow is beautiful, but I am so glad we haven’t experienced a raging albino crapfest, as James Lileks dubbed such snowstorms on Twitter back in December. Our friends in Frederick, MD are buried after the week’s snowfall and much [...]

History repeats itself

I ran across this online somewhere and had to chuckle. 2000 B.C. – Here, eat this root. 1000 A.D. – That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer. 1850 A.D. – That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion. 1940 A.D. – That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill. 1985 A.D. – That [...]