My birthday was this week. I got some presents that will help to solve problems I’ve had over the past couple months and others that actually caused me problems on my special day. I was an avid fitness tracker for about 3 years. As many of you know, my tracker suddenly quit syncing about 3…
Size Matters
I went to Subway the other day and while there, I was thrown for a loop. As I think about it, ‘thrown for a loop’ is a funny saying. I wonder who came up with that? I guess it really doesn’t matter who coined the phrase, which is another funny saying, because what does matter…
You’ll Cut Your Bells
It’s beginning to feel a lot like…what the hell? It’s early November and it’s already Christmasey everywhere you go. Yeah, I know, I shouldn’t have used ‘hell’ in that sentence given I’m talking about Christmas, but what the hell? I was in the grocery store on the second day of November picking up a few…
My New Friends
I went to a new venue the other night and listened to some live music. I was the third oldest person in the place but that didn’t matter, because I learned something new about the younger generation and I liked what I learned. Everyone knows that Nashville is my favorite city to visit. There is…
Incessant Chit-Chatterer
I wanted to have dinner and drinks the other day in a busy downtown area. Taking the hotel shuttle allowed me to do what I wanted to do while avoiding traffic and parking issues. When the shuttle arrived at the hotel to pick me up, four people and the driver, Larry, were already inside. I…
I’m Not One of Those People
Halloween is the day when people want to feel scared. I really don’t understand why people actively seek out scary things but given the number of scary movies and haunted houses it seems a lot of people like to be scared. I’m not one of those people. My travels took me to a work-related multi-day…
