I recently spent a few days in my favorite city, Nashville, TN. The number of restaurants, musical venues, and microbreweries can be overwhelming-especially for someone from a small coal mining town who ate at Winky’s, listened to music played from vinyl 45s on a portable record player, and snagged a 6-pack of Old Milwaukee from…
Category: comedy
Seven Services of Spring Break
Spring break season has just passed and all of those crazy college kids are back in class where they belong. Don’t get me wrong, I like it when spring breakers invade the beach and have fun, but seeing them reminds me of my younger days when I could hit up the local party scene multiple…
Let’s Make a Deal
I don’t like staying in hotels. There’s something about resting my head on a pillow used by hundreds, if not thousands, of other people that just seems wrong. However, a recent work-related trip required me to use the communal pillow for a few days. I checked-in on my way from the airport using the hotel…
The One-Upped Flamingo
I have a sedentary job and to prevent saddlebags, I include physical activity in my daily routine. I strive to get 10,000 steps in each day and often, have to walk around the house at 10PM in order to reach my goal. When it’s not 10PM, I walk on the sidewalk around my neighborhood. Most…
Consignment Kitty Call
I don’t own a pet. Our family had a dog, Buster, for 16 years. He filled a deep void and brought a lot of joy to our family but when he passed, we decided to remain petless. Well, I decided we would remain petless. An empty nest meant I would have to do all of…
Ruining it with Reading
Growing up in a catholic family we spent a lot of time in church around Easter. Stations of the Cross, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and of course, Easter Sunday. But there was one church event that I particularly enjoyed because I would go with my grandma. It was ‘blessing of the food’ and it was…
My Fruit of the Womb 