Leaving a job to which you devoted 35 years. Farewell to colleagues who, in an earlier, happier time you thought of as family; you were delighted to lunch with them; have drinks with them; welcome them enthusiastically into your home; even happy to have photos of their kids and … [Read more...]

In the deepest, darkest, recesses of my home sits the most intimidating beast known to humanity. Even as I think about it now, my thighs start to quiver and my knees ache. Although most likely, the reason for that is that I know when I interact with the beast, my thighs really … [Read more...]

Now there are such things as beer snobs. I hate beer snobs. When did “free and cold” get replaced as everybody’s favorite beer? Is there any sacred ground left on earth? We now live in an age when it seems all food and drink has to be gourmeted or enhanced. It is like when pizza … [Read more...]

Naked and Afraid is a show. It’s a television show that attempts to demonstrate that human beings when nude are hopelessly hopeless. The show’s creators strip the clothes off of one man and one woman, drop them in some remote hostile location, and then film the resulting … [Read more...]