[Insert Bad Pun Here]

Gentle Readers, Do you ever stop and wonder when all that bad karma is going to catch up to you? I do. I’m nowhere near stupid enough to think I deserve my usual good luck, so I can accept the occasional visit from the agents of retribution. Like this weekend. Saturday began happily with breakfast at the Highland Grill with ...

The Rulebook: Two

Dear Friends: Earlier this month, I started work on my handy reference guide to me. It’s time for some new material. Unfortunately, rules two and three both derive from especially timely pet peeves. Rule Two: Treating me like I’m stupid is guaranteed to make me bitterly angry. I’ve always felt that I’m willing to accept anyone’s opinion about anything as ...

From my Hot, Sweaty Hands

To my gym’s proprieters: I noticed this morning that you had posted a new policy vis-

The Ripley Diet

Dear Internet Public: For my next moneymaking scheme contribution to society, I plan on becoming a diet guru. If you’ve spent any time with me, you know of my weird eating habits, as well as my propensity to discuss nutrition at lengths that drive most people to tears. On average, the word “protein” comes out of my mouth 35 times ...