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According To Hofmann

As a reporter, I have to talk to a lot of people over the phone because I have to interview them and ask them questions like, “Why are you running for public office?,” “Where is the office?,” “Why were you found trying to smuggle a goat across state lines?, and “Are you ...

Maybe some readers of this column would disagree, but, like William Shakespeare before me, I think some of my best writings come out of marital strife, passing gas, coughing, sneezing and burping.If you think Shakespeare was above a good fart joke, then take a gander at this passage from ...

I’ve been noticing a lot of public protests lately, and I can’t seem to put my finger on why, exactly.C’mon, folks, just because I write the news doesn’t necessarily mean I constantly follow it. Imagine that you work in a sandwich shop and your job is to, well, make sandwiches — just ...

I used to think I had to watch “Star Trek” or “Animal Planet” or “The Jersey Shore” to learn of the similarities and differences between various species, but it turns out a trip to the vet accomplished the same thing.At the recent appointment for my dog, Oreo, he had to have his ...

I’m going to have to go through my archives of columns because with the subject of this weekĢƵ, I’m starting to feel like I’m the Weird Al Yankovic of humor columnists.ItĢƵ not because my columns are funny – good lord no! — but because I think I’m writing about food way too ...

With gas prices at an all-time high (until a couple days from now when they’ll be at an all-time high again) many families are reconsidering that cross-country RV trip unless they win the Powerball jackpot and want to earmark half of their winnings for fuel.Pennsylvanians, however, are lucky. ...