Somewhere in the distance, I heard the sound of coin after coin dropping into a silver tray. I jerked awake expecting to find myself in a Las Vegas casino, sitting next to a gray-haired lady with an unfiltered cigarette dangling from her mouth who just happened to have a lucky … [Read more...]

A friend admitted that she had way too much time at an airport recently. She had done her exercise walk and had removed her terrorist gear from her eye shadow brush. So she moseyed around to look in the shops with two “Ps” and an “E,” or quaint, high-end shoppes. It so happens … [Read more...]

My girlfriend has a secret weapon in the never-ending battle with our cats. It’s not catnip, it’s not a special toy, and it’s not a harsh verbal projection that hits a specific frequency in their hearing range causing them pain. It’s a simple spray bottle. As of late, the amount … [Read more...]

Over the last 9 years, I have worked one type of job or another that involved sitting at a desk within a cubicle. For those who have never had to work indoors for the last 30 some odd years, allow me to explain the cubicle. Most rooms in your house have four sturdy walls and a … [Read more...]

Okay, that’s it. My TV has to go. I can’t afford to keep it. No, it’s not guzzling too much electricity. But whenever I turn it on, an insidious infomercial is blaring; and unless I’m suddenly struck deaf and blind, odds are it’s going to cost me—big time. Sure enough, though I … [Read more...]