When your state newspaper has to apologize for your behavior…

…you must be pretty bad off. The Portland (Maine) Press Herald has apologized to the nation for their Gov. Paul LePage, who can’t seem to zip his lip and keep his racist comments in his own head. I think this sets a fine precedent. Some weeks back, I went on Twitter and apologized for Connecticut’s …

And so it goes: Shitmentum

Back in 2011, stimulated by I-don’t-remember-what, I coined a word I thought was worthy of the Urban Dictionary. I submitted it, it was accepted, and I hope that one day my obituary will include my contribution to the English language. As you can see from the definition, shitmentum surpasses momentum, and it isn’t at all …

Rude children help raise $380,000 for school bus monitor

This video went viral, and strangers contributed to a fund to send 68-year old Karen Klein — the bus monitor in Greece, N.Y. — on vacation. One would hope the parents of the young people in this video are taking appropriate steps to educate their children about proper behavior. Here’s how the story unfolded online. …