Category Archives: Humor

SOCIALISM VERSUS COMMUNISM

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Michael E. Sedgwick

I was disappointed to hear via National Public Radio that a recent poll showed the majority of people in the U.S. voted in favor of capitalism and against socialism. I am disappointed because President Trump, that source of all current … Continue reading →

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MINUTES

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Michael E. Sedgwick

The minutes in one’s life slip by so quickly and sometimes we foolishly urge them to fly by even faster. When one calculates how many minutes have elapsed since events important to us occurred, one is forced to wonder if … Continue reading →

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PEACE PERFECT PEACE

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Michael E. Sedgwick

Election fights at last are o’er and all is now quiet in the towns and across the meadows. Media waves no longer insult the air and placards have gone off the streets. No longer need to call our rivals liars … Continue reading →

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MY LIFE AS A CUSHION

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Michael E. Sedgwick

Sometimes I think events in my short life, which began full of promise, have almost knocked the stuffing out of me. I say full of promise because Sally made me in her workshop from the very best materials, and since … Continue reading →

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The F Word

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Michael E. Sedgwick

A VICTORIAN MELODRAMA When Freddie Fanackerpan, a freckled, florid fellow from Fairfield, Florida, was forced to face the fact he was fifty-five on the fourth of February, he reflected how fortunate he fared to feel favored by a far-flung family … Continue reading →

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AIRLINE GREED

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Michael E. Sedgwick

There are so many examples of greed, particularly corporate greed, all around us that we have come to accept them with hardly a murmur. Fifty years ago, flying domestically or internationally was a pleasure and an adventure. Now, on U.S. … Continue reading →

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#ME TOO – PLEASE!

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Michael E. Sedgwick

I’m wholeheartedly in support of the current upsurge by women in their declaration for the right for equal pay and for freedom from sexual pestering or pressure. At the same time, in a light-hearted way, I foresee some developments down … Continue reading →

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I HAVE A COMPLAINT

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Michael E. Sedgwick

Everyone thinks he or she is a better driver than most other drivers are, but I believe there are a lot out there who should receive electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or, in exceptional cases, a dose of potassium cyanide. Topping my … Continue reading →

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WHAT’S HIS NAME?

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Michael E. Sedgwick

A case of mistaken identity. Continue reading →

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PARIS ACCORD ON CLIMATE

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Michael E. Sedgwick

Trump says other countries are laughing at America. Not true. They’re laughing him. Crying for America.

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