Daily Archives: September 5, 2005

Germans Make Shower History Again

Seven Germans have broken the world shower record after standing under running water for more than four days. The five men and two women, aged between 17 and 25, from Hoevelhof, showered for over 101 hours to break the 100 … Continue reading

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Dowbrigade South Celebrates Feline Friday

Feline Friday – As previously announced, we are writing today from the Dowbrigade South, our mountain redoubt high in the Andes mountains, 8,858 feet above sea level, in a lush valley between a glacier and a volcano. We are typing … Continue reading

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A Moral Conundrum

Sometimes situations occur in our lives which are so fiendishly complicated that it is difficult if not impossible to see our way to a clear path of moral superiority. As a case in point, take the following situation which has … Continue reading

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The Party’s Over

The Dowbrigade sits in an empty apartment. Norma Yvone has gone to NYC to visit with family in Flushing and hobnob with Ecuadorian hoi polloi in town for the US Open. The cats are out chasing squirrels, who are chasing … Continue reading

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