The Gods Are Bored

  Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored," end-of-2021 edition! As always I am your charming hostess, Anne Johnson. The Mummers Parade has...

  Literally. Because it's that time again ... The Philadelphia Mummers Parade! And for the first time in the 10 years since I've bee...

  I blame Big Tobacco. Despite their best efforts, Americans have finally turned up their noses, for the most part, at tobacco products. So ...

  I did it. Just don't tell any administrator, okay? I know I can trust you. I talked about bored Gods in school. This is the first year...

  How far would you drive for a quart of ice cream and some local oysters? Let me add some detail to that question. How far would you drive ...

  The Supreme Court has become completely political. I have no faith in it at all. I didn't have any faith even before the most recent a...

  A post-Thanksgiving, bloated welcome to "The Gods Are Bored!" Hope you had a pleasant Turkey Day. Thank you to all readers who p...

  Hello to all ten of you "Gods Are Bored" faithful! Can you believe it? My daughter The Fair is in graduate school.  And she is k...

  You might want to tiptoe away from this installment of "The Gods Are Bored." I'm sweating bullets myself. No one wants to se...

  I wonder if people living in 3421 will look back on us and find us primitive? If the species survives, that is. I ask this question becaus...

  It seems like an eternity since Labor Day, but Samhain 2021 is finally upon us. It's the time when spirits walk among us and we rememb...

  Howdy howdy howdy and welcome to "The Gods Are Bored!" I'm Anne Johnson, and I have been saying the Pledge of Allegiance to ...

  When was the last time I interviewed a bored deity? A long time. But I can't blame them for boycotting me. Who wants to talk to a huma...

  You know what? Before I became a teacher, I complained about my neighborhood, politics, and religion. Never my job. Oh, how I long for tho...

  Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored," home of one proficient (not distinguished) teacher. If you're a teacher yourself, you proba...

  Two years. No festivals. It's enough to make a girl weep. Okay, call me frivolous and silly if you like. I prefer to see myself as a c...

  Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored," where surprises lurk like tripping hazards around every corner! I'm your befuddled host, An...

  Have you ever asked a teenager what they want to do with their life? I'll put this another way: When you were a teenager, what did you...

  I know I'm a bad person. I know I have a wicked side. I know I have the capacity to take others' suffering lightly, if I feel the ...

  Today I took a half sick day. I went out to lunch and then to the swimming pool. I also called my doctor and got an appointment. I left ea...