The Gods Are Bored

  I've spent the last three hours making side dishes for Thanksgiving dinner. Cranberry sauce too. Ever notice how these recipes make en...

  Hear the words of the Grand Wazoo of Johnsonia, Anne Johnson: Effective immediately, the borders of the Independent Republic of Johnsonia ...

  Dear Mr. President-Elect Biden, On behalf of the citizens of the Independent Republic of Johnsonia, I wish to congratulate you on your res...

  It's a blustery morning here in the Independent Republic of Johnsonia, and the Grand Wazoo has a day off.  I, Anne Johnson, am that Wa...

  Stop a moment and think back to April 1, 2005. Think about what you were doing, how old you were, and what your hopes and dreams were. Now...

  Welcome to the Independent Republic of Johnsonia! If you recall, we seceded from the United States of America (irreconcilable differences)...

 Can you believe this? A guy who called the whole pandemic a joke, then said it would be over soon, then refused to wear a mask and belittle...

  When in the course of human events it becomes obvious that the nation one inhabits has failed to address and respect the well-being of its...

 This is that moment in the year when light and dark are equal. We look to it for a sense of balance. But the dark is ascendant now, and I f...

 * 5:25 p.m. September 18, 2020 Had chili for supper. It was good. (Satisfaction) *6:25 p.m. Splayed into recliner, too tired to join Mr. J ...

  I've interviewed quite a number of bored deities over the 15 year span of "The Gods Are Bored." I've had chats with my g...

  Dear Pandemic Diary, Today is Labor Day, and on every other Labor Day since 2008 I have marched in the Philadelphia AFL-CIO Labor Day para...

  I should have been out walking. I should have been working on my memoir. Instead I slid into the comfort of cross stitch, a talent my dear...

  If I could inflict a punishment on Donald Trump, I would make him a public school teacher. Yes, that's exactly what I would do.

 Hello and welcome to "The Gods Are Bored!" My name is Anne, and today I'm going to be talking to all of you who put this ques...

 My gut told me not to do it, but it's so hard to leave good money on the table when you're a teacher in the summertime. So I went t...

 I woke up this morning and realized that two weeks from today I will be going back to work as a public school teacher in a district serving...

 Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored," coming to you more than 250 times a year for 15 years and counting! I'm Anne Johnson, and I ...

Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored," Hurricane Isaias Edition! Ah, 2020! Not even gonna ask if it can get worse. Yeah, so we're in...

Hello from "The Gods Are Bored" on this day that begins with Y! Don't ask me which  day it is. There will be time for that in ...