Pity the poor columnist who has to opine regularly with pithy observation and attitude.
Writer’s block and the lack of inspiring issues can cause insomnia, hypertension and even erectile dysfunction.
The Editor avoided those maladies this week by employing an old editorial device: this essay in a can—set aside for use during illnesses, vacations and slow news weeks.
After hours spent trolling for possible rants in printed, cyber and cable news sources, he concluded that there were no issues worth screaming about.
The bans on school French fries and talking on school buses didn’t make the ire grade. And neither did the demotion of Pluto to dwarf status. (3 SEPTEMBER 2006)