SPidge Tales

I began this blog in August 2005. I had way too much time on my hands. I still do, but I gave up the blog in April 2008. The blog is still h...

Fifty years ago, bad grammar would get you a slap on the wrists from Sister Mary Catherine’s ruler. Today, bad grammar means poor people wil...

I smelled trouble the moment governor Eliot “Client 9” Spitzer approached the podium for a press conference, with his wife by his side. This...

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Congratulations New England Patriots on your magnificent season . Your 18 wins ties the '84 49ers and the '85 Bears for most victori...

Mets sign winning 'Han'

Redneck Pub * is the last place a person would expect to meet a flamboyant gay man, let alone get hit on by one. Redneck Pub has NFL pennan...

“Change over experience,” scream the pundits, newsmen, and Monday Morning Quarterbacks after Thursday night’s Iowa caucuses. Republican Mike...

On January 8, 1815, Andrew Jackson led American forces to victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans. The British sustained 2000 ...

And Joseph went up from Galilee to Bethlehem with Mary, his espoused wife, who was great with child. And she brought forth a son and wrapped...

In less than 11 months, we may have our first woman president-elect; or we may have our first black president-elect; or we may have our firs...

I have never had an original thought. That’s right. Everything I’ve ever said was already formulated by greater minds. I am like that Harvar...

Unless we are Vegas bookies, we cannot accurately predict Super Bowl, World Series, and Final Four winners. But we can be damned certain, be...

I hope my New York Giants make it to the Super Bowl and get destroyed by the New England Patriots. Oh, sure, I’d be overjoyed if they actual...

“Once upon a time, a little doggy poo lived on the side of a road. He felt all alone in the world. He believed that nobody needed him for an...

I saw proof of God’s existence at a public school. My seeds of doubt, planted by the witty verbatim of that scotch swilling, verb shilling, ...

The Colorado Rockies are in the World Series and it’s a Miracle! This is no small m miracle, like winning 21 out of 22 games just to make t...

What song should you put on the car radio as you drive by that pretty girl? What tune should play as you drive that fine young lady home? Th...

What do your parents, the English language, Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, the awful taste of peas, and bad television sitcoms have in ...

“There was an old lady who swallowed a fly I don’t know why she swallowed that fly Perhaps she’ll die.” Joba Chamberlain did not allow one r...

Once Upon a Time, baseball, boxing, and horseracing ruled as kings, the big three professional sports in America. In the year of Our Lord ni...

The Mets are the new Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox are championship contenders, and New York Mets fans have slid into the vacated role of base...

“You’re killing me Smalls!”—Ham Porter, The Sandlot Would you rather a girl lead you on, enflame your deepest passions, then rip out your he...