The Gods Are Bored

Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored," where nothing is new under the Sun ... except the year, which turns over every 365 days (and some...

Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored," home of a proud Philadelphia Mummer! EXHIBIT A: Anne and Spare, Philadelphia Mummers Parade 201...

One of the oldest and most popular features of "The Gods Are Bored" is free advice. I've been doling out free advice for 12 ye...

Let me be up front about this. I might  be in the Illuminati. I can't tell you for sure, because it's against the rules to disclose ...

I suppose you've heard: No one wants to perform for Donald Trump's inauguration. Even stone-cold rednecks like Garth Brooks are relu...

Hi there, and welcome to "The Gods Are Bored!" My name is Anne Johnson (really and truly), and you can consider me a primary sourc...

Oh, these dark and dreary days! Is it any wonder we cover the front of our houses with lights and bring trees inside as if to keep them from...

Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored," serving all bored deities who are lost to the mists of time! Modern isn't always better, you ...

There are a few places in America where you inevitably have to go. Everyone has to go, they have no choice in the matter. One of those pla...

In the days before fences and leashes, I had a dog. He arrived in our back yard one cold winter day, friendly as all get-out. Then he move...

I am a school teacher. I teach English. This week my students are writing memoirs about significant happenings in their lives. This is an ...

Did you know that there are some plant that are illegal to grow on your lawn? Dumb question. I'll try again. Did you know that a ran...

Everyone's a critic. And is anyone more critical than your own kids, when you get to be a certain age, and they  get to be a certain age...

Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored!" Wow, more readers in a week than I had in a lifetime! Can't thank "She Who Seeks" e...

Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored," with malice toward none ... oh, hell. Who am I kidding? Sometimes the world calls upon you to hav...

Honestly. You can't make this shit up. My dear sister lives out in the country, and inevitably she has friends who are evangelical Chr...

Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored," where we prize sanity, not vanity. I'm Anne Johnson, and sometimes things make me cry. On t...

Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored!" Cyber Monday: Buy it here, buy it now! Just kidding. We aren't selling anything. But we are...

I was going to write a blog post today, but I came home from work Wednesday with a cold. I couldn't taste the Thanksgiving dinner I put ...

Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored," now apparently broadcasting mostly from Facebook! Oh well, it beats Twitter. If you search me and...