Greg Schwem

A basket of tater tots with a container of ketchup. Image by Msphotographic.
Greg Schwem

The World’s Most Perfect Food

Tater Tots takes the gold

By Greg Schwem | November 24, 2022
man singing karaoke Ruslan Huzau Dreamstime, for article on misheard lyrics - misheard song lyrics. Greg Schwem likes to sing along to songs, but he admits to botching the lyrics, turning a classic rock song into a puzzling reprised version.
Greg Schwem

Botching the Lyrics

‘This long cool woman’s in a bad nest,’ croons humorist Greg Schwem

By Greg Schwem | August 26, 2022
young boy holding a handmade lemonade sign Tptphotos, Dreamstime. Humorist Greg Schwem is still waiting for the anarchists, agitators, and looters that were predicted. The warning has given him all sorts of excuses to stay inside as well as messages for those would-be protestors.
Greg Schwem

Still Waiting for the Anarchists, Agitators, and Looters

Greg Schwem says, ‘I thought my suburb would be overrun by now’

By Greg Schwem | August 5, 2022
dumbbells and health food and multiple suspect supplements. Photo by Marilyn Barbone Dreamstime
Greg Schwem

Humor: Suspect Supplements That Disappoint

‘My new meal plan includes a thesaurus’

By Greg Schwem | May 13, 2022
man frustrated with smartphone app photo by Fizkes Dreamstime. Greg Schwem says, ‘I have no more passwords left to give’ as he finds humor in the madness of app technology and passwords.
Greg Schwem

Smartphone App – Finding Humor in the Madness

Greg Schwem says, ‘I have no more passwords left to give’

By Greg Schwem | April 1, 2022
Barry Manilow at a concert. Photo by Devina Browning Dreamstime
Greg Schwem

Unmasking His Adoration of Barry Manilow

Greg Schwem asks, ‘Anybody have a Barry mask?’

By Greg Schwem | March 11, 2022
office worker looking at hourglass photo by Elnur Dreamstime. For article, Humorist Greg Schwem extolls the virtues (and hints at hidden downsides) of an idea whose time has come: the one-day work week.
Greg Schwem

Greg Schwem: The One-Day Work Week

Because, why not?

By Greg Schwem | February 18, 2022
group of men in a cafe Photo by Scott Griessel Dreamstime. For article on learning a second language for all the wrong reasons.
Greg Schwem

Learning a Second Language for All the Wrong Reasons

Humorist Greg Schwem on his resolution

By Greg Schwem | January 30, 2022
ghostly figure raggedstonedesign Dreamstime. For humorous article on mysteriously disappearing clothes
Greg Schwem

Mysteriously Disappearing Clothes

‘Would the ghost in my closet kindly return my shorts?’

By Greg Schwem | January 7, 2022
Literary Walk Central Park NYC Julie Feinstein Dreamstime. For article on Seeking a bathroom in Central Park.
Greg Schwem

Greg Schwem: Seeking tranquility (and a bathroom) in Central Park

What “most men of a certain age” need, even in Central Park

By Greg Schwem | December 24, 2021

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