What’s the Difference Between Jam and Jelly?

Admit it, you’ve been wondering. Okay, the back story. It was the 1990’s, and I was heavily into a band named They Might Be Giants. (Still am.) One day, inspiration struck. “What’s the Difference Between Jam and Jelly?” seemed exactly like the type of song that TMBG might record. But first, I had to be accurate.…

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You Sort Of Got Mail

Isn’t it nice to get a letter from .. someone… somewhere? Sometimes, I suppose. Well, here you are, Whoever-You-Are! I really used to enjoy all the free stationery and pens that hotels used to give you. So much fun to write letters to… well, anywhere. Those were the days, I guess. Did you ever use…

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Eat Your Applesauce! (Matthew!)

I’m not quite sure if the moral to this whole story is that a) eating applesauce is good for you, or b) making fun of someone eating applesauce is NOT good for you. At any rate, a couple of letters straightened out the whole deal:   I know, I know… Nobody likes a tattletale! But…

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