Food Shouldn’t Cause Problems

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I don’t like to have problems with my meals. I try really hard to avoid confrontation with food, but sometimes things spin out of control.

We faced two such instances this week. One of them might force me to write a strongly-worded letter to one of my favorite food companies.

Maria decided to make macaroni and cheese with dinner the other night. A few years ago, I managed to convince her that nothing beat Kraft mac and cheese so she headed right for the familiar blue box when she was ready to cook.

Within a few minutes, I could tell something had gone horribly wrong. She went to get a box from the mac and cheese six-pack she had bought a few months earlier and found a problem.

The six-pack was a five-pack. The sneaky people at Kraft had slipped a box with a Capri Sun sample into the mix. They totally fooled us.

Still Go-Go-ing Strong

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Each night when I read my local newspaper, I love to peruse the "Today in History" section. I scan the celebrity birthdays to find some interesting topic of conversation. Yesterday,…

Book Review: Small Town Odds

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I didn't quite know what to expect when I bought "Small Town Odds" by Jason Headley over the summer. I found the book in a discount bookstore down the beach…

Stayin’ Alive … For Real

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Luckily, I managed to miss most of the disco era. Sure, I was alive, but I hadn’t reached my teens so I watched the whole mess from afar.

The closest I got to disco fever was a copy of the strange “Disco Duck” album released by DJ Rick Dees, who was making fun of the whole fad. I didn’t realize I was supporting satire at that point. I just thought the duck voice was funny.

Like a lot of people my age, I have supported disco through the years, but with a wink and a nod. I continually find myself amazed as the Village People song “YMCA” gets families to dance and sing since that’s the last thing the lyrics suggest.

But songs like that ultimately make us have fun, and that’s the point. Having fun and saving lives.