The Adventures of David Hasselnott (Part 1)
I was never a big fan of the show “Baywatch.” I saw a couple of episodes here and there, just enough to realize the plots were pretty formulaic, and my time could be better spent doing something more productive (like playing solitaire on my computer.) I never fantasized about being a lifeguard, partly because I’ve […]
We Don’t Need Fireworks for a Good Time
It’s July. Does that mean it’s fire season, or fireworks season? The answer, of course, is both. And that’s the problem. We wait until July, when the weeds are dried out and everything is at peak flammability, and then we send exploding fire bombs up into the air! And, just in case it wasn’t quite […]
The Lies We Tell Ourselves
I think we can all agree that telling the truth is a good thing and lying is a bad thing. Heck, “thou shalt not bare false witness” even made it into the most famous Top Ten list of all time! Deceiving others is a terrible thing, but is it any worse than deceiving ourselves? I […]
Here Are Some Columns I Won’t Write
“My first “Funny-ish Files” column was published in July of 2015. (It was a story about how dandelions had taken over my lawn.) I’ve been writing this column for almost eleven years. That’s at least 125 columns and well over 50,000 words. I’ve written about a wide variety of things, like “5 Things To Do […]
One Ingredient Can Make a World of Difference.
A while back, I got up early one morning and thought I would be a good husband/father and make breakfast for everyone. My wife came across a recipe several years ago for something we call “oatmeal bake.” It’s a dish of oatmeal in a cake-like form: thick, but not too sweet. We usually top it […]
Parental Language Barrier Advisory
There are times when I wonder if my kids speak the same language as I do. I speak English. My kids speak English. And yet, I’ll often say something and they’ll stare at me as if I was speaking to them in Portuguese, Swahili, or Klingon. Sometimes I’m not sure if it’s because they don’t […]
Staring at our rectangles again
The other day, a bunch of us gathered for a family dinner. The meal was fantastic and the conversation was pleasant. It had the makings of a fun evening. But then, without anyone really noticing, the evening became a little less fun. Why? Because we all, one by one, pulled our phones out of our […]
