The rainbow river is a laughing stream,Down in a valley, by a mountain that is pine-tree tall.The rainbow river has a small boy fishing with a worm,And a jam jar by the waterfall. Don’t make a sound, don’t disturb the ground.The biggest fish you ever saw is around!And the rainbow river gives a rainbow fish,As…

Mr. Chattering and one of our sons once saw a stranger accidentally drop a full paper cup of coffee onto the street. “Oh!” said Mr. Chattering. And our son asked innocently, “Why did you say ‘oh’?” Mr. Chattering answered: “Because, honey, when you see a grown-up drop their coffee it’s sort of like seeing a…

When groping to describe Howard Stern’s innate innocence as a youth, especially when his feelings were hurt by his father, I said yesterday that within that period of suffering, you could see Stern’s “inner Buddha.” And last night, a reader wrote: “What’s an Inner Buddha? I think she’s seriously making up terms here.” True, I…

On a similar subject, I felt awful all weekend for making fun of Howard Stern’s childhood of silence and deprivation last week. (He has said that his dad never listened to him.) And of course, if you consider Stern from the standpoint of his suffering, you can find his hidden Buddha, as well as your…

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