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How I took a meteor shower

October 21, 2017Homehumor, meteor, onion rings, orionid, satire
By John Branning

Or, “Drain the swamp.”

Instead of Tom Brady’s method, try mine

September 20, 2017Homefootball, humor, meditation, satire, Tom Brady
By John Branning

Here’s the story / Of a man named Brady…

Why the recent solar eclipse did not meet my expectations

August 31, 2017Homecabernet, eclipse, humor, pousse-cafe, satire
By John Branning

I found the overall experience… lacking.

Taking a LePage from history

August 17, 2017Home
By John Branning

This is intended as political satire.

The princess and the pee stain

July 25, 2017Homehumor, incontinence, mattress, satire
By John Branning

There’s sensitive, and then there’s just being spiteful.

My search for happiness (on Google)

June 21, 2017Homehappiness, humor, satire, Tolstoy, tweets
By John Branning

Still searching…

Save time by ignoring these household hints

May 26, 2017Homealuminum foil, cottage cheese, household hints, humor, satire
By John Branning

I’ve tried all of these and share my personal experiences here so you won’t repeat my mistakes.

No rhyme or reason

May 10, 2017Entertainment, PoliticsComey, FBI, humor, satire, trump
By John Branning

Well, it rhymes a little bit.

What’s next for poor Bill O’Reilly? Here are some suggestions.

April 20, 2017Entertainmentbill o'reilly, fox news, humor, no-spin zone, satire
By John Branning

Of all the euphemisms these days for being fired, now we can add “out-Fox’d.”

Really in the ears (with apologies to Steely Dan)

April 19, 2017Home
By John Branning

Not so much “evil” as “irritating.”

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Besides what I contribute here, you can also ignore some of my earlier posts by not visiting my website, www.JohnBranning.com, as well as by not purchasing a copy of my books: “Selfie-Facing: Analog Musings in a Digital World,” which made the list of "The Best Self-Published Books of 2016" as seen on the Huffington Post, and my latest, "Keys To The Truculent Me."

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