Unity Cake
With a new administration in place in the nation’s capital, we have heard a lot of talk about unity in recent weeks. I hope everyone joins me in trying to make this a reality regardless of what political party you […]
The Job is Mine
I know that I am destined to live a life of leisure. I know I will eventually escape the daily grind. Until now, I always thought I would achieve this goal the American way, by winning the lottery. I recently […]
Bad Hair Day
I find myself in a bad situation these days. I should know better by now because I always make this mistake. I have let my hair grow too much. I have this love-hate relationship with my hair. Part of me […]
Don’t Strike, Please
I generally have a hopeful personality. I try to give people the benefit of the doubt. I can easily forgive. But I have had it up to here with the television industry. Shortly after the new year, the Screen Actor’s […]
The Whole Enchilada
At one time, my family’s traditional Christmas Eve celebration featured a big dinner. As we all grew older and my siblings got married, we would all enjoy a dinner of steak and shrimp before sitting down to exchange presents. However, […]
What’s that Smell?
I accompanied my wife on a shopping trip recently. She had to pick up some holiday items so I kind of just hung around the store and goofed off. After I looked at all the stuff that could even remotely […]
Orange Juice Danger
Maria left for work the other morning, and I had the house all to myself. As I prepare to start a new job and end my short sabbatical, I wanted to do something special. So I cooked up some turkey […]
Hard to Keep Quiet
I didn’t realize until we got in the car to go to the theater last weekend that Maria, Bridget and I had never attended a movie together. Every other time Bridget wanted to see a flick, I would take her […]