Observations on society and major issues of the day from a stuffed pig who just happens to know everything. Written with the assistance of his longtime collaborator and companion, veteran author/journalist James M. Flammang, Mr. M. conveys his clever and profound thoughts in 78 concise, single-topic chapters. Never at a loss for words, Mr. Maurice unleashes his acerbic, witty, and delightfully wise opinions about everything from work to politics, ambition to fine dining, TV to dignity, movies to liberty, and law to the opposite sex. (Delicately stated, of course, since Mr. M. is a...

Some of us can do practically everything. Even more can do a few things well, and qualify as passable in a number of others. Yet another group of folks are able to do several things adequately - sufficient to provide satisfaction and generate rewards, monetary and otherwise - while falling short on the remainder of life's activities.
Then, there are the rest of us.
When the Creator passed out skills and talents, we fully-seasoned incompetents must have been looking the other way.
Nonsense, many helpful friends would insist. Everybody has some kind of talent,...