Flipping The Santa Switch

I would like to take a moment of silence for the forgotten holiday in the United States. I’d like to, but I forgot about it. Not really but it sounded good. The forgotten holiday is Thanksgiving. I’m not sure why the great Abraham Lincoln established a national holiday dedicated to overeating and football, but there …

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It’s Not That Bad… It’s So Much Worse

Last year I was in a bar, or pub, biergarten, club, or whatever, for my international followers. Don’t say I never think of you people. Though I still don’t understand why English isn’t English the world over, I still love and respect you. Actually. I’m not sure they use English in the southern US, but …

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Thirty Two Dollars and Twenty Seven Cents

It’s done!!!!! I no longer must endure the medical tyranny which has been thrust upon my poor unfortunate soul. Free from the constant horror of mysterious calls at all hours of the day. Liberated from a blood debt so strong it has plagued my family for generations. Well not really, but it’s been a while.  …

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I Got Plenty Of Nothing

I’m having a bit of a problem. In the years I have been writing this blog I’ve made it a point to avoid being political. This year I’ve added, I won’t talk about the virus, because everyone is tired of talking about the virus. The thing is, this week there is nothing at all in …

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Excuse Me Have You Seen The Manual??

All right I’m mad. So, whoever’s been steeling my stuff I want you to return it. Right now! I am not going to forgive you, but I need those manuals to survive. What manuals you may ask? The life manuals that I was supposed to receive. The ones everyone else seems to get but never …

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A Cold Day In On-Line Shopping

Well, It’s Official. The universe has a sense of humor and it likes to laugh at me. I don’t know why I have been selected for this honor. I guess I should be thankful that I’m so special. Hey, I like a good joke as much as anyone. However, as everything has its ups and …

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You Have Been Notified

I was looking at some old pictures and was reminded to call my mother. Immediately I went to my phone and screamed drat, the battery was fully charged. I knew I would be on the phone for a while so I asked my wife if there was anything, I needed to do that might stop …

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Toasters At War

In Nineteen-Eighty-Something four of the nine planets aligned. Some said it meant the end of the world. It wasn’t. Unless of course I’m in stasis somewhere floating in the cosmos and dreaming all of you. If that’s true don’t tell me, ignorance is bliss. Actually, I don’t think the world ended so you all can …

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Numbers Don’t Lie But Liars Use Numbers

Think about your pets. You probably think your wombat, Vietnamese pig, or Burmese python is cute, loveable, and loves to talk baby talk. Others might say they’re ugly monsters destroying the yard looking for fungus, that can eat small children. Oh wait. Your more into cats and dogs. Sorry. In this case other folks will …

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A Vidiot’s Guide To Self Improvement

Some of you may know and some of you may not know, while some of you may not care, and at the same time, some of you may not be available to do either because you’re vacationing in the mountains outside of Parkersburg, West Virginia. But I was involved in a traffic accident last November. …

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