What Would McAvoy Say?

Embarrassing Moments 30.08.2023 4:26 ↓

She looked at me like I had just escaped from the Tahoe insane asylum…

Relationship Rekindled 24.08.2023 4:32 ↓

She let out a squeal that could be heard in Albuquerque, told me I was immature, and would not talk to me for an hour...

The Return of Lahaina Town 16.08.2023 3:51 ↓

I’m making it a goal to live long enough to bear witness to that heroic return…

Seeking a Ceasefire 09.08.2023 3:47 ↓

Dear Presidents Putin & Zelensky

Bless The Hospice Folks 04.08.2023 4:29 ↓

I’m so looking forward to your greeting me on the other side…

Sleepin' on a Futon 27.07.2023 4:38 ↓

I could find myself on the bottom of the lake alongside some gangsters I don’t even know...

Glad to be here to bear witness… 20.07.2023 4:49 ↓

But now the very thought of matter being sentient is somewhat unsettling to me…

Mark Twain in Ukraine 12.07.2023 4:53 ↓

Just prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine there was a movement afoot to erect a statue of Mark Twain in Odessa…

Old Drum 07.07.2023 4:42 ↓

Old Drum got his due justice along with that priceless statue in the town square…

The Ombudsman 30.06.2023 5:04 ↓

The Ombudsman was born here...

Adios King George 21.06.2023 4:41 ↓

Let us lift our glasses sotto voce in honor of our veterans, those with us, and those having gone to the Great Beyond.

Calendar of Wisdom 15.06.2023 4:39 ↓

If Donald Trump suffers from Mania Grandiosa, the sense of self-importance documented as a mental illness, well, he could by all rights enter an insanity plea and win his case in court…

Launching Navy’s Generation Z… 09.06.2023 4:40 ↓

 “A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace.”

Greatest House Dance Ever 26.05.2023 4:30 ↓

She could talk a goldfish into coming out and taking a walk with her…

One touch of nature makes the whole world kin… 21.05.2023 4:34 ↓

Let us celebrate this September first as the inaugural, “Making the Whole World Kin Day.”  

Odeon Hall 19.05.2023 4:48 ↓

Getting chicken skin all over is part & parcel of the spine-tingling experience.

Minister to China 12.05.2023 5:15 ↓

 “Sam Clemens was the most lovable scamp and nuisance that ever blighted Nevada.”

One Nice Thing 05.05.2023 5:16 ↓

I would rather get cussed-out by a man I admire, than blessed by Artificial Intelligence.

Carson City's Mark Twain Days 28.04.2023 5:00 ↓

Great managers inspire, and Debra inspired a stellar staff, along with an army of volunteers, to stage perhaps the best Mark Twain Extravaganza the world has ever seen.

Jim Thorpe – Part Two 19.04.2023 4:21 ↓

As a Chautauquan you can never fail, for it is a success to be one…

We are what we eat… 14.04.2023 4:39 ↓

We are going to have to start engineering our food in a lab or starve…

The Happiest Place on Earth…Finland 07.04.2023 5:00 ↓

Pickleball will be the saving of us…

One Man’s Notes for a Public Talk 31.03.2023 4:18 ↓

Talking in public ain’t easy…

Maui’s Race to End the Arms Race – Part II 19.03.2023 4:56 ↓

“Don’t believe me, just watch!”

The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor 17.03.2023 4:49 ↓

We’re the banana peel in the coal mine…