Memorial Day 5-12-10
"My Dad made the Normandy invasion on June 6th, 1944, but he never talked about it. After seeing these film productions I think I can imagine why."

Truisms or Perry’s Law 5-5-10

Lord help me if I’ve ever got to live by myself 4-28-10

Nickeled and Dimed 4-21-10

Today’s Dilemma 4-14-10

Bet You Didn’t Know 4-7-10

A Sense of Adventure 3-31-10

What a difference a week makes 3-17-10

Go Gently Into The Long Night 3-10-10

USPS 3-3-10

I Hate The Cold 2-24-10

Low Fares, High Fees 2-10-10

Shoes 1-27-10

Health Clubs 1-20-10

Why buy it, if you can’t use it? 1-13-10

Head to the Nursery 1-6-10

Role Models 12-23-09

Leave My Computer Alone 12-9-09

Extreme Wealth 12-2-09

How People Travel 11-25-09

What We Have To Be Thankful For 11-18-09

From Clocks to Recipes 11-12-09

Obituaries 11-4-09

I Need a Walk 10-28-09

On Dogs 10-21-09

Bookaholic 10-7-09

Doctor's Visit 9-30-09

Stupid Signs 9-16-09

Holiday Season 9-11-09

Family Photos 9-2-09

The Days of Attic Fans and Sun Dried Sheets 8-26-09

Postal Blues 8-22-09

There’s a lot to be said for getting older 8-12-09

Cell Phones Will Kill Your Family 8-5-09

Nine Phrases Women Use 7-29-09

Battle of the sexes 7-22-09

Father-Son Talk 7-16-09

As the World Turns the Guiding Light 7-8-09

Glutton for Punishment 7-1-09

Comic Strips 6-24-09

Father’s Day 6-17-09

Things Go Better With Product Placement 6-10-09

Tires on Sale or We Got Cheddar 6-3-09

Oblivious of the Obvious 5-27-09

You Call This Progress? 5-20-09

Growing Older 5-13-09

Men Watch Survivorman, Women Watch Holmes on Homes 5-6-09

Twittering 4-29-09

Special Occasion 4-23-09

Keepsakes? 4-15-09

What happened after the move 4-12-09

LeBron James on Sixty Minutes 4-1-09

How Women Think or How They Don’t Think 3-25-09

National Friendship Week 3-18-09

You can always count on something happening in the post office 3-10-09

If I could find the coffee pot or the wine 3-4-09>

Taxation 2-25-09

Moving 2-18-09

Virtual Fence 2-11-09

“The sky is falling…the sky is falling” 2-5-09

The World Is Going Mad 1-28-09

Roses or Coffee 1-7-09

Good Intentions 12-31-08

Burl Ives and Santa 12-22-08

What Happened to America (Part Three) 12-17-08

What Happened to America? (Part Two) 12-10-08

What happened to America? 12-3-08

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving 11-26-08

After the Election 11-5-08

Uncharted Waters 10-29-08

Penalty by Design 10-22-08

High School Reunion 10-15-08

College Application 10-8-08

This Election Year 10-1-08

Looking forward to November the fifth 9-23-08

Wall Street 9-17-08

Mud Slinging 9-11-08

The Fly 9-3-08

Looking for Higgs boson 8-27-08

Mailing Lists 8-20-08

Medicare Fraud 8-13-08

Are You Ready for the Country? 8-6-08

Energy Policy 7-30-08

Being Parents 7-24-08

A Letter to Her Majesty 7-17-08

Ghost Voting 7-10-08

Dumbing Down of America 7-3-08

Malpractice Insurance 6-26-08

Campaign Fund Disclosure 6-19-08

Some things are better left alone 6-12-08

Winks and Nods at the Law 6-5-08

Campaign Funds 5-29-08

It gets worse 5-26-08

Of the people, by the people and for whom 5-12-08

Graduation Day 5-8-08

A pit of quicksand 5-1-08

Doesn’t character count for anything? 4-24-08

Vegetable Abuse 4-17-08

Trash as Art 4-10-08

PSA 4-3-08

Divided We Fall 3-27-08

Congress 3-20-08

Promotional Mini-Vacation 3-13-08

How to Fix Our Government 3-6-08

Whose Fault? Who Pays? 2-28-08

Enough is Enough 2-21-08

Pass Port and Green Cards 2-14-08

Robots 2-7-08

Public Servant 1-31-08

Where are you Benny Goodenberger 1-23-08

Insurance 1-16-08

A Pregnant Pause for Reflection 1-9-08

Vote 1-3-08

How was your Christmas 12-27-07

Rejection at Yuletide 12-19-07

The Homeless 12-12-07

Healthcare 12-5-07

Justice and Mercy 11-28-07

Is it time for the holidays already? 11-20-07

An Inspirational Story 11-14-07

Stupidity exists at all levels 11-7-07

Germany in the late 30’s? Iraq while Saddam was in power? Or... 11-1-07

Let Kids Be Kids 10-24-07

Press One for English 10-17-07

A billion here, a billion there... 10-10-07

Catching a Problem 9-26-07

Grand Hotel 9-19-07

Conspiracy Theory 9-12-07

Enough Already 9-6-07

The Gym 8-29-07

Falsely Accused 8-22-07

Rent-A-Pet 8-16-07

Airport Security. Not! 8-8-07

Feeding Frenzy 8-3-07

TxDOT Recommends 7-31-07

If you volunteer, put on a uniform and march off to war 7-17-07

Be afraid….be truly afraid 7-11-07

Your Voice Makes a Difference 7-3-07

Dear Gunter 6-27-07

Dear Mayor Bloomberg 6-20-07

Dear Miss Paris Hilton 6-13-07

The United States Postal Service 6-6-07

I’m Packing Up 5-30-07

Getting Old 5-22-07

Small Bananas 5-8-07

Cataloged 5-2-07

Brotherhood of Motherhood 4-25-07

Word Police 4-17-07

It Happened in Norwich 4-10-07

Easter 4-4-07

The Most Frustrating Time of the Year 3-07

Spammed Again 3-27-07

Fashion 2-16-07

Where Has Humor Gone? 2-7-07

Children's Health 1-30-07

Report from Planet Earth 1-24-07

"Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it." 1-23-07

Political Campaign Ethics 1-11-07

Onward and upward for 2007 1-4-07

Christmas Gifts I Can't Use 12-27-06

A Wonderful Time of the Year 12-14-06

Christ at Christmas Time 12-7-06

Heartburn 12-1-06

Giving Thanks 11-23-06

Election Over, What Now? 11-16-06

Veterans Day 11-9-06

In the Moment 11-2-06

Lost in Translation 10-26-06

Laws Dumb and Dumber 10-12-06

News of the Day 10-5-06

The Same Old Face 9-28-06

Changes 9-13-06

Cowboys, Pirates, and Robin Hood 9-7-06

Free Advice over German Beer 8-30-06

How to Make a Million and Retire Early 8-24-06

Eating Out 8-17-06

Stop the Presses 8-10-06

Man Should Not Live Alone 8-3-06

Frivolous Lawsuits 7-27-06

What Bugs Me 7-20-06

Government Logic 7-13-06

Superman 7-6-06

Pet Rock 6-29-06

Let Them Eat Cake 6-22-06

Grandkids 6-15-06

Information Overload 6-8-06

Parallel Universe 6-1-06

Alligators 5-24-06

Green Card and Undocumented Workers 5-18-06

Why Does Life Seem So Hard Sometimes? 5-12-06

Small Town Election 5-5-05

Point Misery - North Dakota 4-27-06

New Classics Getting Old 4-21-06

Dear God 4-15-06

Hair 4-11-06

Memory Loss 3-30-06

Lifetime Memberships 3-22-06

There Ain't No Free Lunch 3-16-06

Gadgets 3-8-06

Congressional Roman Holiday 3-1-06

Winter Olympics 2-21-06

I Need a Vacation 2-15-06

Global Decline in Math and Science 2-8-06

Bank Statement Blues 2-1-06

Vacation Homes 1-25-06

Ultimate Ineptitude 1-18-06

Lives of the Rich and Famous 1-10-06

Mr. Ethics Man 1-2-06

Bountiful Fountain 12-28-05

The Agony of Voice Mail 12-21-05

Merry PC Christmas 12-13-05

Skin Care and Father Time 12-7-05

Turkeys Gone Wild 11-30-05

Thanksgiving 11-23-05

Telephone Tax and Powdered Milk 11-18-05

Progress 11-9-05

Simple Mathematics 10-26-05
Hurricane Disaster Relief

Nothing You Can Do 10-19-05

Flag Burning 10-11-05

How I have abused my cheese all of my life 9-29-05

Proper Planning 9-14-05

Katrina 9-2-05

Rising Gas Prices 8-31-05

Illegal and Unjust 8-24-05
"..A court in Arizona decided that a rancher who had mistreated a couple of illegal aliens he caught on his ranch back in 2003 had to forfeit his ranch to the couple..."

Cushy Jobs 8-18-05

“March of the Penguins” 8-10-05

Revolting Development 8-2-05

Life without a Washer 7-26-05

Remodeling Your House 7-22-05

Follow-up Visits 7-13-05

Eliminate the Cuss Words, Car Crashes and Murders, and it would be a Silent Movie 7-5-05

When your child's teacher needs to consult Dr. Phil 6-27-05

Smelling the Roses 6-22-05

Men and Melon 6-15-05

The Good Old US of A 6-8-05

Kids with Scalpels 6-2-05

Get a Life 5-26-05

This Week 5-16-05

A Nation of Fools 5-10-05

The Missed Wife 5-2-05

Einstein and Luggage 4-26-05

Herding Cats 4-20-05

Women Want Details, Men Cut to the Chase 4-17-05

Grandparenting 4-8-05

Old Dogs, New Tricks 4-1-05

Trade Deficit 3-23-05

Numbers 3-16-05

Greenies 3-9-05

An adventure to remember 3-2-05

"Peary Perry’s Guide to Riches and Miracle Diet Plan" 2-22-05

Going the Distance 2-16-05

Moral Decay 2-16-05

Where are you Benny Goodenberger? 2-2-05

Reading vs Television 1-25-05

Pet Peeves: Coffee, Stereos and Thermostat 1-25-05

Inaugural Packages 1-16-05

Professor Perry on Time 1-1-05

Food and Diet 12-23-04

"Pardon me, is that your luggage ticking?" 12-15-04

Sports and Competition 12-9-04

Happy PC Day 12-1-04

‘Reality’ Shows 11-25-04

‘Harmful to Marriage' Questions 11-17-04

Surrendering to the Holidays 11-10-04

Salve for Election Bruises 11-4-04

Baseball Moms10-27-04

Tidal Wave of Crime 10-21-04

Extending Expiration Dates 10-16-04

Gender Differences, Directions and Dishwashers 10-6-04

Caveat Emptor 10-3-04

When News Becomes Drama 9-24-04

Gasoline Prices 9-15-04

Bipartisan Follies 9-7-04

Circle of Life 9-1-04

Olympic Events 8-10-04

Convention(al) Silliness 8-5-04

AARP for Astronauts, Black Holes and Peanut Butter 7-29-04

The Nitty Gritty of Camelot 7-22-04

Horrors of Grandfatherhood 7-14-04

Air Fresheners: Use at Your Own Risk 7-7-04

Disposable Nation 6-26-04

Flowers and the oil cartels 6-16-04

Murphy's Law 6-9-04

Ponder Points 5-27-04

Hard Times in Good Old Days 5-19-04

Firsts 5-12-04

Timbuktu Places Its Trust in Peary Perry 5-7-04

50-50 VS 110% 4-28-04

Clocks and Time Change 4-27-04

Men and Tools 4-21-04

Sensitivity Training for Newly Weds 4-11-04

Greetings for Wives 4-1-04

Study on Prisoner Re-entry in Texas 3-17-04

Presidential Candidates 3-17-04

The semi-retired-must-keep-working-to-live limbo

Voice mail, Taxes, Politics, Television and Diet

Awards

About Peary Perry

First off, I was born during the war and according to my parents, names were being rationed. My Mom was kind of slow and by the time she got down to the Federal Bureau of Names, all of the Johns, Jims, and Davids were gone. So, according to what I've been told…she just settled on two names that were the same, but weren't. As in Peary Perry. As you can imagine, I've heard every kind of comment that can be made on this matter since I was born. "Peary Perry…quite contrary…." and so on and so on. Some people think I'm kidding them. I have contemplated using an alias, but then it kinds of defeats the purpose, doesn't it?

I always wanted to write about life in general. I like people and think that we need to see the bright side of just about everything, if we can. Some years ago, a friend started a newspaper and asked me to write a weekly humor column for him. I goofed around and didn't really put out much effort. I ended up in a creative writing course in a local college. The instructor asked if any of us had been published. I raised my hand. He asked how often I wrote…and I told him whenever I got the time….He then asked me "If you have an opportunity to write and you don't… why are you in this course?" I didn't have an answer, so I went back, sat down and have been knocking these out for the past 6 years or so.

My columns are about life and it's many mysteries. I try to blend humor, satire, sadness and laughter to everything I write and I am always looking for sources of another story. Writing is a great hobby for me, but is therapeutic as well. If I can write something that you agree with or that makes you smile and have a better day…then all of my efforts are certainly worthwhile. I'll keep on cranking these out as long as you keep reading.

More of Peary Perry can be read on his personal website, www.pearyperry.com

Books by Peary Perry

"Letters from North America" by Peary Perry

Letters from North America

About Peary Perry

"Letters from North America"
by Peary Perry