There are two problems with having a cold. One is that you don't feel like doing that much, except lying around and watching television. The other is that you lie around and watch television. And since I am watching television, I must tell you, I am confused. There's a drug out there that men can […]
Of the pop culture holidays, Easter has become one of my favorites. Retailers haven't been able to find that hook that turns Lent into the consumer feeding frenzy that some of our other religious-turned-consumer holidays have. And while the religious pageantry is now lost on me, a nice dinner with family, a steady supply of […]
The other night I was getting ready to go to bed. My going-to-bed ritual is a bit more complex than most other people, because I use a CPAP. For the uninitiated, a CPAP is a device that combines a gentle air pump and a mask to pressurize your airway. This prevents your soft palate from […]
The phone call ended a bit strangely: "I'm still short, I wear about a size 12, I am kinda blond now, and I'll be wearing a white Nationals shirt and a blue jacket." This is strange because it was uttered by a friend I had known all my life. There was just the matter of […]
I'll save you the long story. The short story is that it really is too much bother to make coffee for myself in the mornings, so I stop at Holiday and get it on the way to work. The advantage of getting coffee at Holiday is that they have this very nice cream dispenser/chiller, so you […]