Category Archives: Humor

The Bureau of Afghan Relief Funding (BARF)

Posted on January 1, 2011 by stevieslaw

My Day at the Bureau of Afghan Relief Funding (BARF) A recent article by Brett Blackledge and Richard Lardner of the Associated Press detailed the controversy over Afghan Energy and Water Minister and former warlord, Ismail Khan.  Khan, well known … Continue reading →

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Cousin Myron Aspires

Posted on December 27, 2010 by stevieslaw

My Cousin Myron Aspires It’s funny how things start.  I was talking with my cousin Myron last month, when out of the blue he says, “Whenever I go back to Brownsville it is as if I had never been away.” … Continue reading →

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My Travel Plans

Posted on December 5, 2010 by stevieslaw

My Travel Plans My fundamental friends remind me, cheerfully, that I will rot in hell. I had a bad start. My hapless relatives mugged Jesus, jilted Mohammed, and defied Moses, to frolic with a golden calf; although, my mother, god … Continue reading →

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Our Plan for Iran

Posted on December 3, 2010 by stevieslaw

Our plan for Iran It was good to read the Wiki-leak documents this week as they confirmed something I had first heard about a year ago from my cousin Ronnie.  Ronnie likes to call herself a master mechanic, but as … Continue reading →

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My Dad, Stanley Spade

Posted on November 29, 2010 by stevieslaw

Thank you for providing me the opportunity to talk about Dashiell Hammett, or more specifically about Sam Spade or more specifically still about Stanley Spade.  It allows me, after all these years, to set the record straight.  I would like … Continue reading →

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A Room with a View, too.

Posted on November 20, 2010 by stevieslaw

A Room with a View, Too.* My aunt Edna had a room with a view of the brick wall of the small apartment building next door. She lived on the 2nd floor of a 4 story building at 1017 Hopkinson … Continue reading →

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Taming big science

Posted on November 10, 2010 by stevieslaw

I got this from the blog of a recently elected congressman from Kansas.  I believe it needs wide distribution, so I am passing it on. Now that we, the people, have spoken and Big Government has been eliminated from these … Continue reading →

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Hey Hey Curtis Lemay

Posted on November 8, 2010 by stevieslaw

I hacked into the Defense Department’s computer server today. I didn’t want to, but it was the only way I could get my e-mail. As the whole world apparently knows, their password is a simple “heyheycurtislemay.” It’s easy and they … Continue reading →

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Moving On

Posted on November 6, 2010 by stevieslaw

Karen and I will be moving to Northern Saskatchewan this winter.  We have already sold the house.  As many of you know, my maternal grandmother, The Enforcer, was born in London and we have qualified for Canadian citizenship.  We plan … Continue reading →

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