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(Risk management, food chains, neurotic rabbits, and evil sea aliens) I'm a single guy. But I do have married friends. And some of those friends have children. And this week, I waded across that border, into a birthday party for the daughter of a couple I know. A lovely couple, … [Read more...]
America is getting fatter. There’s nothing funny about that! Or is there? If you take a close look at the whole concept of exercise, it’s really pretty hilarious. Consider the health club; these places seem a bit goofy to me. “Hey Bob, where you going?” “Running” “Why are you … [Read more...]
Political analysts across the nation expressed alarm that a recent Neilsen poll has revealed that 69% of Americans do not trust American public opinion. Analysts also expressed concern that polls reveal that 57% of Americans no longer believe computer spellcheckers, medical … [Read more...]
I’ve been meaning to do more travel writing, and not just because I heard you can cadge free trips for doing so. Many great writers of the world (Hemingway, Shakespeare, Napoleon) got free trips to far off places and wrote about them for fun and profit. Why not me? Just to show … [Read more...]
As a general rule, parents need to supply their kids only 5 basic things: food, clothing, shelter, lots of love, and quick access to the potty. Most days this isn't as easy as it sounds. The middle-aged clerk at the outlet store today clearly has not brought her best game. She … [Read more...]