Diversions with Dave
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Climb aboard my friends, let’s take a little trip.With Jim, Huck and Tom down the mighty Mississip.To meet a genius of a man, smart as a whip.Who knew a thing or two about censorship.His name was Samuel Clemens better known as Mark Twain.If you understood the man,or had half a brain.Then you wouldn’t burn his…
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There’s a scene in the movie “Con Air” where Nicholas Cage’s character tells John Cusack’s character, “Sorry boss, but there’s only two men I trust. One of them’s me. The other’s not you.” Nowadays, it seems rather easy to resort to that line of thinking, doesn’t it? All of the pillars of trust, our government,…
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Every year around Valentine’s Day, you’ll hear the popular refrains from the songbirds. On one side, there are the in love, everything is great, exchanging gifts and romantic gestures kind of people. Then, there is the “love is dumb, such a stupid holiday, why can’t I find a nice sugar mama” guy…but enough about me.…
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Have you ever been on a road trip with the music blasting loud when someone hits you with a mondegreen? What’s a mondegreen, you ask? Well, the term itself was coined in 1954 by a writer named Sylvia Wright. Essentially, it’s the mishearing or misinterpretation of a word or phrase, often in a song. So,…
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The year is 2048. “GranBorg AIHD, can you tell us what it was like when you were growing up?” “Sure kids, gather ‘round at let me tell you a story. It was the Year 2020. You know how Cyborg Gates is now the President of Oceania, well, back in my day we lived in a…
