Today is March 15, known as the Ides of March. On this day in 44BC, Julius Caesar was assassinated by members of the Roman Senate. He was stabbed repeatedly and cut into little pieces. Someone thought to bring croutons and olive oil and...voila!...the Caesar Salad was born.
ABBA is being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight. Only two members, Benny and Anni-Frid, will be present at the ceremonies. We're still trying to figure out if they are AB or BA.
The other female member of ABBA, Agnetha, won't attend because she doesn't like to fly. Worse yet, she discovered that upon arrival at the airport, ABBA is scheduled to be picked up in a Toyota.
None of the current members of the Hollies, who are also being inducted, are available to accept the award. It will be picked up by Milli Vanilli.
The U.S. census forms are showing up in mailboxes today. Except along our southern border, where the forms are included in a convenient Welcome to the U.S.A. starter kit and handed out to anyone caught sneaking into our country.
Actor Peter Graves of Mission Impossible fame has passed away. He will be cremated in an unusual fashion. Five seconds after the eulogy, his casket will self-destruct.
About Me
- Wendel Potter
- My writing career took off in 1979 and it continues to roll. I've written comedy for Joan Rivers, Jay Leno, Rodney Dangerfield, and the Yakov Smirnoff Show. I was a weekly columnist for a Nebraska newspaper for 10 years. Several of my short stories have been published in a national magazine, Woman's World. This blog is a return to old columns dear to my heart and new essays that are currently ideas on a close horizon. I hope we can become friends.
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