https://punsalad.com/all The most recent articles from Pun Salad (View: All) en-us Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:16:55 -0400 "All the cool kids are doing it, so I thought I'd try." Something I haven't said since high school. You can click for a full-size version if desired. Grok prompt: "create a random image based on my account". And then I had to... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/08/18/1787087799 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:16:39 -0400 (paid link) Kevin D. Williamson writes a long and moving essay on, among other things, the occasional dread that hits any parent. The Shadow . And to remove any possible excuse you might have for not reading it, here's a Dispatch... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/08/18/1787063439 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:30:39 -0400 (paid link) This is the second book in Adam Plantinga's (so far) three book series featuring protagonist Kurt Argento. It went on my get-at-library list thanks to its Best Novel... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/08/18/1787051909 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:18:29 -0400 (paid link) Our Amazon Eye Candy du Jour is a lovely "Past Master Euclid's 47th Proposition Masonic Coffee Mug". Background: Euclid's 47th proposition is more popularly known as the Pythagorean Theorem . From the Google AI: The image shows the traditional... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/08/17/1786973194 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:26:34 -0400 I'm sure no Pun Salad reader would themselves need Mr. Ramirez's advice… … but you may know someone who does. Also of... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/08/16/1786897093 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:18:13 -0400 "> (paid link) This is one of those "let's see what this is about" movies: it showed up "free-to-me" on HBO Max, and since I liked Bob Odenkirk, and his... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/08/16/1786890158 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:22:38 -0400 (paid link) Another page-turner—oops, "screen-swiper"—from Michael Connelly. It's his second book in his "Catalina" series. (I reported on the first one here .) The hero is Stilwell, a detective on Catalina's... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/08/16/1786887918 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:45:18 -0400 My current CongressCritter, Chris Pappas, is running for US Senate this year, and his probable opponent in November is former Senator John E. Sununu. Yesterday, I noticed a tweeted article from Pappas: My Commitment to New Hampshire Seniors . Since I am (full... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/08/15/1786801994 Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:53:14 -0400 (paid link) This is the second appearance of JD Vance's book, Communion , as the Amazon Eye Candy du Jour;... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/08/14/1786715362 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:49:22 -0400 The Indispensable One mostly writes about Francesca Hong’s Bad Night . But I liked his lead-in anecdote: Back in 2017, before he became the kind of guy who checks under... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/08/13/1786634689 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:24:49 -0400