Short Essays

Car Buying

I’m trying to sell a car. If I sell it, it will be the fifth car I’ve sold which is a pretty good sales record for someone who knows nothing about cars. Sales in general are shady business and car sales are the shadiest. I don’t mean any disrespect to car salespeople, including my brother …

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Year of the Ox

Bye-bye 2020. Bye-bye Year of the Rat. 2021 is Year of the Ox. Year of the Ox refers to year 4719 of the Chinese calendar; a solar/lunar system that repeats every 60 years instead of running off into infinity the way most Westerners do. Used mainly by Asian party planners and fortune-tellers to portend auspicious …

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Shitholes

Back in January 2018, President Trump asked members of the House and Senate,  “Why do we want all these people from ‘shithole countries’ coming here?” This is a short satirical essay I wrote back then in response to that comment. Do not send me comments. It’s satire. _____________ It’s about time this whole shithole thing …

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Packing List

I’m off to Hawaii tomorrow. You know what that means. It’s time to start packing. Well, not exactly yet. I still have the rest of the day. For now, there are too many other things to do, like begin my swimsuit exercise regimen. I’m a little late on this, I know, but I figure if …

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