As time goes on, we begin to take the conveniences of life for granted. We refuse to go to gas stations without “pay at the pump.” We don’t even think about using a human cashier when we can ring up our own items. And God forbid we get out of the car to go inside […]
I have a pretty boring wardrobe. I tend to wear a lot of green, blue and beige. But for at least three days in June, I will wear a bright red shirt. It’s time for the World Cup. Since the schedule for soccer’s biggest event came out late last year, I had June 12, 17 […]
The women’s movement has come a long way. But I have learned recently that the fairer sex still has a lot of ground to gain. For instance, trousers. My wife got a catalog from a well-known retailer the other day. I started flipping through it for some unknown reason. I have a real problem with […]
As human beings, we face many difficult challenges. Every day we have to tackle many tasks and make dozens of difficult decisions. It’s a wonder we even know how to correctly pump gas. According to New Jersey officials, that’s a task that might be out of the grasp of the normal human brain. Self-service is […]
As Maria and I drove down the road one day recently, I had an epiphany. I’m wasting my brain, and there is nothing I can do to stop it. We had the radio playing and a song came on. I couldn’t even tell you now what the song was, which is one of the biggest […]
We hit a very important milestone this week. Maria and I moved into a new and exciting economic strata. No, we don’t have a chauffeur. And I didn’t get the golf cart I have always wanted to tool around in. We didn’t even get a high-definition TV. We have someone who will mow our lawn […]
I love this time of year. We get that extra hour of sunshine. The sun is out, but it’s not too hot. The winds are just right. The perfect weather for me to not work on my golf game. I’m really excited because I think this is the year that I don’t play golf better […]
I love to drive. I actually don’t mind the one-hour commute to Baltimore each day during the week. But that love is being tested. First of all, there are the gas prices. You know the drill – too much money, ripping us off, alternative fuels, yada, yada, yada. Just like everyone else, I gape in […]
Twenty-six years ago, an event took place that changed my life. And I wasn’t even there. The rock group R.E.M. played together publicly for the first time on April 5, 1980. The event was hardly something that signaled a long career – they didn’t even have a name and had only practiced together for a […]
I had to go to a lunch presentation for work the other day. Everyone loves a free lunch, right? Wrong. I could barely recognize the stuff that filled my plate as a proper lunch. I should have expected as much when I saw the “salad” that started the meal – a bunch of spinach leaves […]