If you’re trying to cut back on your drinking, you’ve come to the right place. I’m pretty much an expert on all the gimmicks invented for people who want to lay off the sauce. I’m not talking about quitting altogether; for that you have other, more experienced resources like AA, Saint Monica, and friends who […]
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My Dream Life as a Walton Walk-On
There’s a guy I grew up with who has an amazing farm and homesteading business, the kind of thing you might read about in a Booker Prize winning novel set on the prairie with a strong female lead, or Pinterest. He and his wife are always posting photos of the animals they raise and the […]
Retirement. Aaaand scene
At this, the three-month point of retirement life, I’m starting to get a real feel for the ins and outs; the pros and cons; the good, the bad and the squeamishly butt-ugly. I can’t tell you all the secrets (I’d have to kill you and don’t think I couldn’t, with the expired dairy products in […]
Wintry Mix Is Not a Cocktail in the Lodge Bar at Tahoe
They’re calling it the Deep Freeze of 2019. I’m calling it Okay So Our Mailman is Purple Now. I’m not going to rattle off the highs and lows, talk about low pressure zones in the Arctic, or mention what a polar vortex is. If you want to hear that, you’ll have to get your ass over […]
Keep Calm and Move to Cleveland
In case anyone was wondering why I look so tired in recent pictures, I moved again. From San Francisco, where I lived in the heart of a city outsiders see as a glittering, real-life movie set, to Cleveland, known for weather extremes, closed factories and ham loaf. Of course, neither of those stereotypes is true. […]
I Am Literally Choking on TV
Our cable internet was becoming very spotty. Things kept cutting out, freezing up, leaving the talking heads on CNN paralyzed mid-weird-mouth position for an uncomfortable number of seconds. “Gah! I missed the end of his sentence. Now I’ll never know what that unnamed source said to that other anonymous leaker about the alleged unconfirmed dossier.” […]