May 14, 2011
(Part2) The Caine Mutiny The Gross household is a robe-wearing household – at least on the distaff side. Sue has a closet full of them, all […]
March 14, 2011
Two-Bits, Four-Bits Six-Bits, a Dollar The Gross family legend is rather full of Paul Bunyan tall tales passed down over the years but none perhaps more […]
January 14, 2011
Off With Our Heads! The mating rites of mantises are well known: a chemical produced in the head of the male insect says, in effect, “No, […]
October 22, 2010
The Globe And MailBy Joanna Slater One Sunday evening last year, Bill Gross was settling down in front of the television to watch some football when […]
August 16, 2010
Privates Eye I write this month to condemn the inventor of the electronic “seeing eye” toilet. Yes, that’s right, I’m talking toilets here, doo-doo-stuff, some of […]
June 16, 2010
Two Will Get You Three (or) Three Will Get You Two You load sixteen tons, what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt.Saint […]
April 16, 2010
Rocking-Horse Winner There once was a family who lived in a fine house on Main Street USA sometime in the 1980s. It was a handsome house […]
March 16, 2010
Don’t Care I haven’t gone to a cocktail party in over 10 years. Granted, perpetually watching Seinfeld reruns on Friday and Saturday nights makes for a […]
November 20, 2009
Midnight Candles A cold wind from the future blows into my nighttime bedroom, more often than not during those midnight hours when fear dominates and hope […]