It’s been a slow week. So let’s go to the mailbag: Dear Dave: So, what have you been reading lately? A: I just finished Beautiful Ruins, by Jess Walter. Excellent book, about a struggling Greek innkeeper and his encounter with an American actress in 1962, when the movie Cleopatra was being filmed. Richard Burton makes an appearance. I can say no more than that, because I don’t […]
They feel like I’m fixin’ to die
Here’s the kind of mail I get these days: exciting offers to buy my own personal grave site. No doubt marketing research has shown that this kind of solicitation is effective with people who have reached a certain age. But I think I’m going to pass this time. There are just too many things wrong with this particular approach. Start with the “Convenient pre-purchase” call to “effortlessly […]
Money for nothing, and Cialis for cheap
Let’s go now to the mail bag. Here’s a recent message from Kingsley Dominic, Chief Auditor to the President of Nigeria: SENATE COMMITEE ON APPROPRIATION Attn: Beneficiary, Congratulations,the senate house federal Repuplic of Nigeria has chosen you by the board committe on appropriation and finance as one of it’s final ATM recipients Your ATM card of $5,500,000.00 has been issued out. For claim provide personal information Name,Country,Phone […]