I grew up with a set of vocabulary cards from the early '60s. Still have them. Here's a gem. A very anachronistic gem.
It's "Hammer," and you'd think if someone was going to make a sign and go through the hassle of actually vandalizing stop signs as this person has done, they'd have checked the spelling,…
I was thinking back on high school and various memories from that time in my life when snippets of learning to drive popped into my mind. My driver's ed teacher was Coach Skelton,…
One of my Uber Chronicles stories.
My next passenger is six minutes away. I find myself at a community college; it’s a nice-looking campus. As I approach my passenger, he thoughtfully…
Life in the suburbs. One of my neighbors--and I don't know who--likes to drop off holiday-themed goodies now and again. They sign the accompanying cards "Santa," "The Bunny" and so on.
Not complaining. One…
Not that it is at the moment, but, oh, how I ever so love listening/dancing/grooving to this song.
And then there's this beaut. Eternal thanks to the inter-webs and various and sundry individual's art…
Way back when in another iteration of me in my mid-20s, I was forever moving, rushing, late, stressed, freaked out by all that was on my plate, and adding more by the day.…
When a-searchin' for a product to purchase, any time I see a "best of" or review guide by a newspaper such as The New York Times or Chicago Tribune, I am 1) more…
I've always been a fan of coming-of-age stories, and I enjoy reading them and other young-adult fiction. And, well, I rather like a super-hero/chosen-one type of story, too.
So, some years ago, after hearing…
For as much as I rant annually about the regional, arboreal horror known as The Ever-so-Invasive (and not particularly attractive) Bradford Pear Trees, I would like to thank, deeply, every single home owner,…
Well, that's rather interesting. Folks be eatin' this, calling it a delicacy.
I posted this photo on Facebook and was shocked by how many of my friends had tried it, and in many a…
I'm no different than the rest of humanity. A surprise box (or pretty envelope) in the mail with a nice gift inside made my day all the nicer and gave my dopamine a…