I’ve reconnected with so many of my childhood hometown friends, that I’m being constantly reminded of two things: I look the same as I did when I was in middle school. I am nothing like I was when I was in middle school. When I’m forced to think back to 1971, all I can think […]
Howard Johnsons
The Jury’s Out
I just heard that Mike, a college friend of mine, was called to jury duty. I also notice that he didn’t whine like a little girl and pretend to hate reporting to jury duty. We tend to complain about jury duty, despite the fact that it gets us out of our regular jobs and […]
Light Grayish Friday
I don’t deserve nice things. I’m a terrible shopper and an irresponsible consumer. I don’t buy enough. So when our economy collapses and we’re all speaking badly enunciated Chinese, it will probably fall on my shoulders. I didn’t brave the crowds on Black Friday. I didn’t get $50 off a TV, or $100 off […]
Putting the Ho Back in HoJo’s
Here’s proof that you can buy or sell anything on EBay. (EBay is a world I don’t want to explore. I fear EBay. My friend Diane K is addicted to EBay much the way I’m addicted to social networking. She makes a lot of money selling her crap, but she also ends up buying a […]