I was sitting in a dive bar in Kentucky… because as my fellow JGOOter Lee once said – no good story ever started with “so we were having a salad”.… and I was drinking a Bourbon. I don’t often drink Bourbon, but this was Kentucky after all;…
Thanksgiving musings
It’s the end of the day on Thanksgiving. Our friends & family have left & the dishes are done. Today, I watched in amazement as my teenage kids were not only engaged in something other than their phones, but were excited and enthused to b…
That feeling when you’re driving and you see a radar gun pointing at you
Have you ever been driving down the highway and your heart skips a beat when you see a police car on the side of the road because you have NO IDEA what the speed limit is (but it’s probably slower than what you’re driving)? Fortunately, I just got a new car that has a pretty […]
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What’s the catch?
I had to take on the task of shopping at Costco this weekend to get one thing, and one thing only: A brisket for some neighbors we were having over for dinner. As I was filling up on free samples of stuff I had no intention of buying, I realized someth…
“What does your wife do?”
The setup: I work at home and am on my computer 90% of the time. Most of my clients are 2 to 7 hours ahead of me so I start early, and rarely shower until late afternoon. I also watch embarrassing volumes of movies & shows on Netflix while doing th…