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Humorous anecdotes on the daily life of Rick Rockhill. Some facts, some fiction. From the sublime to the ridiculous. Dr Sidney Wang, the psychic betta fish is the resident oracle providing 24/7 wisdom, advice and inspiration.

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  • Travel Tales, Part III

    Posted on Wednesday September 9th, 2009 at 02:02 in humor, travel tales

    Note: Travel Tales are true observations witnessed by The Palm Springs Savant while on the road. Truth is, (as they say) stranger than fiction. Read these for yourself: Yesterday's air travels yet again provided fresh fodder for my budding ...

  • Travel Tales, Part II

    Posted on Saturday August 29th, 2009 at 02:07 in humor

    You may recall back in July I wrote a post called Travel Tales. It chronicled a few incidents I observed while on the road. This past week, while I was in San Francisco I witnessed another episode that I thought was worth of a fresh Travel Tales foll...

  • Just When You Thought You'd Seen It All..Here Comes Aspray

    Posted on Wednesday August 12th, 2009 at 02:04 in humor

    I ran across this video on my friend Stephen's blog yesterday, and it was so ridiculous that I just had to share it here on my humble little blog as well. Mind you, it may well be a fine product but the video is just too bizarre. Then again I suppose...

  • Travel Tales

    Posted on Friday July 17th, 2009 at 06:25 in humor

    I've been meaning to write a post about this but keep forgetting to do so. With all the air travel I've had lately, one tends to see a lot of bizarre behavior at airports and in flight. I've long been a student of public behavior, or "people watching...

  • The Great Mollie Sugden has Passed On

    Posted on Friday July 3rd, 2009 at 22:01 in humor, are you being served. bbc

    The great British comedic actress Mollie Sugden has passed away at age 86. She was well known for portraying the the hilarious saleswoman Mrs. Slocombe in the popular BBC sitcom, Are You Being Served? that ran from 1972 to 1985. Being a retailer, it ...

  • Can You Guess What This Is?

    Posted on Thursday July 2nd, 2009 at 02:01 in humor

    Since it is nearly the big holiday weekend I thought I would have some fun today with a little game for you to play along. All you have to do is venture a guess what you think this is. Just leave a comment. Go ahead, have some fun with this one. ...

  • A Tuesday Chuckle

    Posted on Tuesday April 28th, 2009 at 02:02 in humor

    A lady goes to the bar on a cruise ship and orders a Scotch with two drops of water. As the bartender gives her the drink she says,'I'm on this cruise to celebrate my 80th birthday and it's today...'The bartender says, 'Well, since it's your birthday...

  • Fond Memories and a Joke From Joe

    Posted on Wednesday March 18th, 2009 at 02:04 in humor

    I've been missing Koshimi lately and dug up this photo from last August when we drove up to the wine country in Northern California. Here we are amid the vineyards at Ledson Winery in Sonoma. Sheldon was just five months old, and was nearly the same ...

  • Friday Funnies

    Posted on Friday February 20th, 2009 at 02:03 in humor

    Yesterday was a super long day at work. Sheldon and I were in the office by 6:00 am and we finally left at 8:15 pm. Sheldon had a few walks and of course had plenty of snacks, toys and treats available at his whim. Anyway I was way too tired to write...

  • My Big SUPER BOWL Post!

    Posted on Friday January 30th, 2009 at 02:01 in humor

    I don't know about you, but all week long I've been hearing people talk about the super bowl. A combination of overhearing predictions, friendly-bets, stories of prior super bowls were etched into my subconscious. In fact, last night I actually had a...

  • Thursday Thoughts...

    Posted on Thursday January 22nd, 2009 at 02:01 in humor

    A friend of mine who runs a pub in London sent me this...I thought it might be fun to share here...Enjoy!* How come we choose from just two people to run for president and over fifty for Miss America ? * Now that food has replaced sex in my life, I ...

  • Message from Her Sovereign Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II

    Posted on Tuesday January 20th, 2009 at 02:03 in humor, queen elizabeth ii

    A Message to the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II "In light of your declining failure to handle your economy and govern yourselves, We hereby give notice of the revocation of your Independence, e...

  • Sunday Art Review: Velvet Paintings..Tacky? You Decide!

    Posted on Sunday January 18th, 2009 at 02:02 in humor, sunday art review

    The ever-popular weekly Sunday Art Review series has been primarily a more "traditional" study in art for the past year. Which is why last week I branched out and featured Snow Art post for fun. As I contemplated the topic for this week's post, I wa...

  • Hot Ham and Cheese Sandwich with George Foreman's Grill

    Posted on Tuesday December 30th, 2008 at 02:01 in humor

    So far this Christmas is turning out to be one of the best in a long time. We both took this week off on vacation, so between the Christmas Eve break last week and all this week, it feels like being off a long time. It is a healthy break from work, a...