Author: Dr Wingnut

  • Vices

    "Vices are simply the errors which a man makes in his search after his own happiness.  Unlike crimes, they imply no malice toward others, and no interference with their persons or property."Lysander SpoonerThis battle [over medical marijuana] is no more about marijuana than the Boston Tea Party was about tea.Michele Kubby

  • Recipe for a Happy New Year

    To leave the old with a burst of songTo recall the right and forgive the wrong;To forget the thing that binds you fastTo the vain regrets of the year that's past;To have the strength to let go your holdOf the not worthwhile of the days grown old,To dare to go forth with a purpose true,To…

  • Death's Cookbook

    Take:1 reckless, natural-born fool3 drinks of whiskey1 fast automobileSoak the fool in the whiskey, place in the automobile, then let go.  After due time, remove from the wreckage.  Place in a satin box and garnish with flowers.

  • The Twelve days of Christmas

    The song was composed by Catholics in England during the 16th Century.  They were forbidden by law to practice their Catholic faith.  The only legal church in england was the state church.  To teach their children the basic doctrine, they used nonsense songs that would not raise the suspicions of the non-Catholics around them, but…

  • Third Step Prayer

    God, I offer myself to Thee — to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt.  Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will.  Take away my difficulties that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and…

  • The Ultimate Test

    John Blanchard stood up from the bench straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn't, the girl with the rose.His interest in her had begun thirteen months before in a Florida library.…

  • Refunds

    If A.A. does not work for you, your misery will cheerfully be refunded.