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It Is Decidedly So: My Sources Say 8 22 Aug 2013 | 09:30 pm
Yes, without a doubt, it is certain that the Dept. of Nance is eight! Way back in 2005, I started this site, and I am still here eight years later. To what do I attribute this Longevity? Let's see ...
And Now, A Public Service Announcement For My Readers 13 Aug 2013 | 01:35 am
The Dept. of Nance prides itself on being a timely commentary on our Culture (or, in some cases, our Lack Thereof). That alone is a Public Service. Today, however, the Dept. is providing you with a ...
In Which I Am A Poor Excuse For Mister Rogers 5 Aug 2013 | 09:37 pm
Last year at around this time, give or take a few months, I took you with me on a walk around my town. (I think more than a few readers didn't really understand that it was, in fact, really my neighb...
On Luncheon: A Word Of Advice To Those Hampered By Celebrity 30 Jul 2013 | 11:46 pm
Astonishingly enough, my now-frequent luncheons out have gone completely unnoticed by The Media At Large. It would seem that Hillary is Doing It Wrong. I've given this quite a bit of thought lately ...
I'm Melting, Melting...And A Little Of My Brain Is Leaking Out 19 Jul 2013 | 08:05 pm
After sixteen consecutive days of rain, we have had approximately eleventy thousand days of temperatures of ninety and above with tropical humidity. I find myself dopey and numbed by Air Conditioned ...
Perspective 8 Jul 2013 | 09:13 pm
Last week I was fussy overmuch. St. Patsy was due home from her Month Of Sistering in Gettysburg; I was thence on Chauffeur Duty for her Medical Necessaries. I had a luncheon scheduled. I had to ge...
If Your Brown-Eyed Husband Wants More Sex, Do The Laundry and Look At Your Facebook Profile 26 Jun 2013 | 11:00 pm
My crossword puzzle this morning was a themed one, and its theme was Sigmund Freud. I used to delve into Freud and his theories quite a lot when I was teaching The Catcher in the Rye because, well, h...
Don't Tell Them, But My Students Were Right 15 Jun 2013 | 01:30 am
Last weekend, my sister Patti and I drove St. Patsy to Gettysburg so that she could spend a month with her remaining sister and my favourite aunt, Shirley. She and her husband (my Uncle Dick) are for...
It's Like Festivus In June 5 Jun 2013 | 02:00 am
Scores of people have told me that, since My Retirement, I have become a Changed Person. My family tell me things like "Welcome back" or "It's nice to have you back to your old self." Other people w...
It's Like Festivus In June 5 Jun 2013 | 02:00 am
Scores of people have told me that, since My Retirement, I have become a Changed Person. My family tell me things like "Welcome back" or "It's nice to have you back to your old self." Other people w...