Don’t be misled by the title of this column. It’s a touchy, odiferous subject, but harnessing the power of gas could save the world! It is somehow always credited to Dad, his nightly bottle of beer and his three-bean casserole.However, there is something to be said for the ancient dinosaurs who gave their lives to become the goo in the ground that has powered incalculable numbers of batteries. Read the rest of this article »

How is one person’s junk another’s treasure? You could say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but backing up one cliché’ with another is likely to have the word police hunt down a writer and slap him silly with a thesaurus. So let’s just say that people have differing views as to what falls into the realm of valuable.

Have you ever driven through the neighborhood on trash day? Very often some piece of discarded furniture will catch your eye. Read the rest of this article »

All across the city, as in every other place in the country, self-respecting adults like me (who are about to lose that inflated view of their image) are locking themselves in rooms with instructions to the youngsters on the “outside.” “No matter what you hear in there, DON’T OPEN THE DOOR!”

Shame on you! Get your mind out of the gutter. This column is about horror, not anything sensual or fun! It’s like the classic scene from Mel Brook’s “Young Frankenstein,” where the good doctor locks himself in the room with the monster to teach him how to be civilized. At tax time that’s when the screaming at our famous uncle begins. At my house you hear the same thing. “Let me out, don’t you people know I was only kidding? #&%$%&@* Uncle Sam!” Read the rest of this article »