Mr. Cranky looks back — but not very far

Every year around now I thumb through my notebook and put together a column of items I didn’t find a use for as the year went along. Sitting down to compose this patchwork piece, I began with November, figuring I’d work my way back to last January, but I quickly ran into a problem — I’d only gotten halfway through November and I’d used up all my column space. So here’s a handful of my November entries. Most of 2023 is probably best forgotten anyway. Going to the Dark Side. For