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Well, it happens that last week it was again the correct time to send my favorite Ma-in-Law a birthday card. Please notice I did not say it…
Every week I write this column. Every week I confess, admit or own up to some event in my dull world. Every week I tell the truth…
Packing for our family vacation has become quite the event now that the grandbrats have multiplied. I begin several months before vacation planning and researching the latest…
Today (according to several groups that make money on old folks) I am officially a senior citizen. Although I am quite willing to take that discount at…
I’ve been thinking about outsourcing me to India. According to the news reports, lots of companies are saving money by outsourcing. I’m a big fan of saving…
You know, I may have to reconsider my position regarding the effect of genetics on the personalities and actions of our children. My position has been that…
Well, my book just arrived from the printer. Waiting for a book is sort of like being pregnant. I know there is going to be a book/baby…
Management and I have been married 21 years this month. By my calculations this year is our golden wedding anniversary so it would be OK if you…
As you already know, my bride Management is perfect in every way with the exception of a few issues with fire trucks, encyclopedias, dictionaries, snakes, poverty, and…
I don’t care what anyone says, there is a difference between men and women. I first noticed this difference as an infant. When my mother’s family got…
Bang Bang Shrimp, Donating Blood and ETJ
Well, it happens that last week it was again the correct time to send my favorite Ma-in-Law a birthday card. Please notice I did not say it…
Truth, Consequences and Turn-About is Fair Play
Every week I write this column. Every week I confess, admit or own up to some event in my dull world. Every week I tell the truth…
Olympic Packing, Management’s Favorite Toys, and Clouds
Packing for our family vacation has become quite the event now that the grandbrats have multiplied. I begin several months before vacation planning and researching the latest…
Over the Hill, Under the Quota, and Around the Circle
Today (according to several groups that make money on old folks) I am officially a senior citizen. Although I am quite willing to take that discount at…
Outsourcing, Twisted & Bent and Doctors with Knives
I’ve been thinking about outsourcing me to India. According to the news reports, lots of companies are saving money by outsourcing. I’m a big fan of saving…
Sunspots, Falling from High Places and Skeletons
You know, I may have to reconsider my position regarding the effect of genetics on the personalities and actions of our children. My position has been that…
Book Birth, Global Warming and Gravity
Well, my book just arrived from the printer. Waiting for a book is sort of like being pregnant. I know there is going to be a book/baby…
Anniversaries, time factors and shallow graves
Management and I have been married 21 years this month. By my calculations this year is our golden wedding anniversary so it would be OK if you…
Auctions, Snakes and Surplusses
As you already know, my bride Management is perfect in every way with the exception of a few issues with fire trucks, encyclopedias, dictionaries, snakes, poverty, and…
Boys, Girls and Beauty Pageants
I don’t care what anyone says, there is a difference between men and women. I first noticed this difference as an infant. When my mother’s family got…
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