Author: Bruce Black

So, I’m taking one of my leisurely bike rides around our fair city one day. I’m stopped on Beacon street, heading west, a few

From an old issue of Mad Magazine: Son to dad: ‘How come I have to learn to read?’ Dad to son: ‘Why son, you

‘When a dog bites a man, that is not news, because it happens so often. But if a man bites a dog, that is

Okay, who can identify this Device? Give up? It’s called a tire pressure gauge. It’s used to check the air pressure in one’s automobile

There must be something wrong with me. I don’t really have anything to whine about. What gives? The keynote’s over, and while it was

Okay, Okay,,,,so this happened in Germany, not the U.S. Still, this is exactly the type of thing I’ve been talking about. The Link Or,

I never would have guessed that my DeWalt power drill is not meant to be used as a dental drill. It’s a damn good

I used to work second shift, back in those thrilling days of yesteryear known as the 1980’s. My shift went from 3:30 PM until

Reader Dale Netherton writes, Hi Bruce , I picked up a 9020 type 4 cordless at an auction and I’m wondering if you could

Dear executives of movie theater corporations, I don’t visit your establishments nearly as often as I used to. It would seem that a lot

I admit it, I love a good Urban legend. The stranger and more bizarre they are, the better I like them. Of course, most

First, a brief note of thanks to one of my loyal readers. One of my two loyal readers, who has identified herself as ‘diannewhitmire’

Are you tired of the same old news headlines and news stories, day-in and day-out? I know you are. No problem, I’m pretty tired

It would certainly seem that commercial television producers just cannot give us enough of the so-called ‘Reality Shows’. and half-hour sitcoms. Almost everything on

A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns. Mario Puzo. While in the grocery store, have you ever

The distinction between past, present and future is only an illusion, however persistent.” Albert Einstein. You know a place like this. Everyone does. It’s

New England is a land of both change and of constants. Take the weather, for example. A few weeks ago, the entire six state

‘We all know that books burn, yet we have the greater knowledge that books cannot be killed by fire. People die, but books never

On the subject of Banned Book week, Mymac reader Matt supplied this link he came across Thanks for reading and writing, Matt. So, if