(SFX: phone rings…twice…three times..) JILL: National Weather Bureau, this is Jill, how may I direct your call? WENTY: I would like to inquire about the possibility of weather counseling. JILL: Weather…..counseling? WENTY: Yes. You see, over the last few days our town has experienced 65 mile an hour wind gusts. And as a result of … Continue reading A Foul Wind Doth Blow
Ten Phrases That Were Originated By Shakespeare…And Ten That Were Not I believe the premise speaks for itself. But in case there’s any confusion, the great Bard created an incredible number of phrases that are now part of everyday speech. Here are ten of Shakespeare’s finest. “All that glitters is not gold.” “Break the ice.” … Continue reading Ten Phrases That Were Originated By Shakespeare…And Ten That Were Not
My friend Pat is having an awful lot of fun with Meta AI or some similar app. You enter what you want it to show you, and bingo! there it is. Here is what Pat wanted me to see today: The fellow on the right is Dick Van Dyke. I know this because Pat concocted … Continue reading Dick Van Dyke and Big Bird: An Imagined Encounter
In 2013 (at least, I’m reasonably certain it was 2013) the Main Street Players community theater group here in Alliance presented a variety show spotlighting classic sketches from “The Carol Burnett Show”. In one sketch I played Andy Hardy (“It’s because I’m short, I know.” -Davy Jones). In an “As The Stomach Turns” episode I … Continue reading SCRIPT: “Hot Seat”
There seems to be a cause-and-effect thing as goes this lil’ old blog o’mine. When things are not great–for example, the Covid years–I become super-prolific, writing all kinds of stuff. Good stuff! But when things are great–like 2024 was–well, the blog starts to gather tumbleweeds. I did not write ANYTHING for the blog from August … Continue reading Wentyworld 2024: The Year In Review
In the last five years, I have written over three hundred posts on this here blog. Three hundred! And maybe 20 or 30 of them are worthy of being something besides a bunch of 0s and 1s on a website. WIth that in mind, I have taken the initial steps to publish a book which … Continue reading Wentyworld: The Book!
“I am going to curb my enthusiasm for 2023, because 2022 was one of the best years of my life.”-Wenty, 1/1/23 “I was right to curb my enthusiasm.”-Wenty, 12/30/23 Okay, so I think it goes without saying that 2023 has been a real kick in the gonads for your humble blogger. I’ve written enough blogs … Continue reading Wentyworld 2023: The Year In Review
I don’t know how I started making stupid 4th-grade level mockups of album covers with my friend Kalin Krohe as the subject. (Some would say “victim”.) Krohe and I (and our mutual friend Pat Adriance) have been exchanging photohacks for years. In fact, Pat did a blockbuster one just the other day: Kalin has his … Continue reading The Krohe Albums, Book 6
Before establishing wentyworld.com, I had a plain old WordPress blog for fourteen years. It’s still there. Kind of like a mall that closes down but still has the carousel, escalators and other components sitting and gathering dust. I wrote a lot of silly things for that blog, and this is one of them. This article … Continue reading How I’d Fix Weddings (WP Blog 5/19/15)
I had to write this story today. It was in my brain, taunting me. THE IDEA Wentworth and Krohe had been friends for years. Krohe, a talented musician who labored at his notebook to find the perfect set of lyrics, was a sensible and ethical soul. His friend Wentworth was a bit of an odd … Continue reading Krohe, Wenty and The Butler Bear: A Short (But Sweet) Story
