A succulent sampler of my scribblin’ on politics, social issues, commuting, and other floats in life’s rich pageant for Pojo, Sports Illustrated, Hudson Valley Magazine and more. (Thoughts? Keep ’em to yourself! Naw, go ahead and contact me at: JRolfe.pro@gmail.com or Celestchuckle@gmail.com)
Jeff Beck Was One of a Kind: An Appreciation of a Legend
Can the Love of Sports Survive the Love of Money?
As If You Don’t Have Enough to Worry About …
Mum-in-Law Comes Home to Roost (sort of) at Last
Cloning a Pet Won’t Raise the Dead
COVID Cooties: The Irony of Recovering
What a Fowl Fate Can Teach Us About Being Cooped Up
A Gardener’s Battle With the Wily Whistlepig
A Bus Driver’s Sage Advice to Homeschooling Parents
The Postal Service and the Federal Misery Mandate
Job’s Hamster: A Person’s Life Resembles His Pet’s
The Writing’s on the Wall
COMMUTING
On The Rails: Sacred Texts From a Very Long Commute
On The Rails: A Handy Translation Guide to Train Announcements
On The Rails: Nothing Warms the Heart Like a Diesel Fire
On The Rails: The Commuter’s Curse
On The Rails: The Amazing Journey
POLITICS ‘N SOCIAL ISSUES
Taking It Personally: Chickens on Strike are Signs of End Times
Taking It Personally: The Catch-22 Dental Plan
Taking It Personally: Clean Living Will Kill Ya
Taking It Personally: Avoiding the Doctor Like the Plague
Taking It Personally: Washington is One Big School Bus
Taking It Personally: President Trump Channels The Ol’ Perfesser
FAMILY HUMOR
It’s Always Something: Cats and Kids Are a Lot Alike
It’s Always Something: The Eternal Call of the Honey-Do List
It’s Always Something: Merry Mishaps of the Season
It’s Always Something: Bittersweet Reflections on Summer Chaos
Painter’s Predicament: Trapped on the Roof
Yours Truly: The Neighborhood Threat
Starting From Scratch: The Joys of Poison Ivy
My Midlife Crisis Car: The Classic Clunker
Bump in the Night: A Case of the Country Creeps
What If: Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski as Hockey Analysts
Getting Loose: Sex and Sports Don’t Mix
Getting Loose: The Ultimate Sports Funeral
Getting Loose: Experts Eager to Help You Lose Money
Getting Loose: New Yorkers Not to Be Trifled With
Getting Loose: Coaches Gone Mad
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