I'm Surrounded by Incompetence

RBM's latest column for The Daily Evergreen at Washington State University appears online today and in print. An excerpt:

The bathroom door was now blocked by the toilet, and could no longer shut. Desperately trying to grasp the chain of events leading to this impossibility, I realized a plumber had installed my new fixture with the door agape. Furthering my exasperation were the remnants of a venti Frappuccino I found melting in my sink.

Current Events Filled with Irony

RBM's latest column for The Daily Evergreen at Washington State University appears online today and in print. An excerpt:

Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, commander of "coalition" forces (remember, we do have Estonia's support) has confirmed an average of three to six weekly American GI deaths in Iraq. Append another three dozen casualties, and it becomes painfully obvious that the War on Terrorism has produced, well, more terrorism.

Some Things Are Worth the Line

RBM's latest column for The Daily Evergreen at Washington State University appears online today and in print. An excerpt:

Slowly, we assembled pilgrims crept toward our Mecca, the observatory door, a bright beacon illuminating the gravel path before us. Bystanders tried to be witty and original and nonchalantly versed in solar science, realizing their captive audience. But worst were the returnees, those who had already witnessed the glory.