Tuesday, September 9th, 2025    09/09/25

Jim Mullen 's Stories


The sweet smell of skunkcess

I don't care what they tell you: Tomato juice will not remove skunk smell from a cat. Especially a cat ..


Let’s go see a movie

With HBO and Netflix, Sue and I probably watch more movies at home than we ever saw in a theater. ..


You’ve got mail. Two tons of it

'Tis the season to jam the mailbox with catalogs. The Container Store, Williams-Sonoma, Crate and Barrel, Pottery Barn, Chef's Catalogue, ..


The unhandy man

Sue can always find some silly excuse to go to the building supply store. Like: If we don't fix the ..


I approve this ad

One of the great things about the recent election is that we won't have to see another political commercial ... ..


City bumpkins

When I worked in the Big City, I used to worry that some visiting relative from a small town would ..


Spring forward, fall over

The days are getting shorter. And so am I. I don't think I'm gaining weight, I just think gravity is ..


Stop dating yourself

As I've mentioned before in this column, there's a "farmers only" dating service called, well, FarmersOnly.com. Its tagline is, "City ..


Card counters

"How's the decorating business?" I asked Beverly on her last visit. "Oh, didn't I tell you?" she said, pawing around in ..


Invasion of the privacy

I have made it devilishly hard for hackers to steal nude pictures of me off my computer -- by not ..


Quick Links


Share This Author


More From Jim Mullen


Plan The Marriage, Not The Wedding
Plan the marriage, not the wedding

I Brake For Junk
I brake for junk

Hannah Mon-mania
Hannah Mon-mania

Thick Crust, Thin Crust, Upper Crust
Thick crust, thin crust, upper crust

Friend Finds Duffer Dating Way Under Par
Friend finds duffer dating way under par

Indigo Child Has Me Seeing Red
Indigo child has me seeing red

Diary Of A Mad Flight Attendant
Diary of a mad flight attendant

Thanks For The Lack Of Memories
Thanks for the lack of memories

So Many Movies, So Little Time
So many movies, so little time

‘Ladies And Gentlemen, Your Powerball Losers’
‘Ladies and gentlemen, your Powerball losers’

Go to Top