Hello again, Dear Reader, and please accept my apologies for my long absence. I was forced to squander my time on the ignoble pursuit of moolah, by actually working at my day job. But I have repented, and have returned to lighten your days once again with tales of imminent apocalypse. It is not enough […]

So, Dear Reader, you thought that you had seen the worst of snooping by the powers that be (commercial and governmental), what with the NSA reading your e-mails, tapping your phone, reading over your shoulder from their keyhole satellites, tracking your cell phone, and collecting all your credit card transactions, did you? Believe me, these […]

We’re doomed! I’m not talking about the kind of doom we usually discuss, the collapse of cultural norms. No, Dear Reader, today we will discuss the “don’t start any long books” kind of doom. A classic movie came out in 1956 called “Forbidden Planet.” True, it did have some tacky aspects. (My favorite line was “Any […]

The topic of the day around the world is Edward Snowden. Is he a hero? Is he a traitor? As usual, Dear Reader, he is both. When he tells us that our  masters are spying on US, he is a hero.  When he tells furriners that we are spying on THEM, he is a traitor. […]

And by “we” I mean “us.” And by “us” I mean “U.S.” That is right, Dear Reader, the United States stinks. “How does the Happy Pessimist know this?” you may ask. Well, I’ll tell you. I know it because our enlightened government tells me so. Dear Leader slithers around the world on his belly, announcing […]