I get an awful lot of phone calls. The majority are from people I don’t know. If I know or have a reasonable idea of who is calling, I will answer. Otherwise, it goes to voice mail. If you truly have no desire to actually speak with me, call on a restricted number. This will…

I made a visit to the local Burger King the other day. My order totaled $10.63. I handed over a twenty dollar bill, a quarter, and four dimes. I knew that was a big mistake the moment I saw the cashier holding the coins in the palm of one hand, slowly pushing them back and…

When I was a young man, I discovered shrimp… specifically, fried shrimp. Whenever we went to a restaurant, if fried shrimp was on the menu, I ordered it. After I had left home and was on my own, fried shrimp was always one of my favorite options. But then one day, sitting at the bar…

A re-post from a previous blog— It is Thanksgiving Day here in the United States. Many families have traditions for Thanksgiving. My family when I was growing up was no different. This is the story of one of those traditions. It began about 1955 or 1956 when we got our first television set. It was…

Do you remember the study that came out a few yearss ago that basically said, “if your cat was bigger, it would kill you”? That study is pure rubbish. I have witnessed close up the various personalities of a number of house cats over the last forty years or so. Cats are <strong>NOT</strong> intimidated by…