Humor
Why So Un-Serious?
You may not have noticed, but I do not tend to write about serious things on my blog. It’s true. Please don’t think I’m not a serious individual. I’m not, but I don’t want you […]
Year: 2018
Humor
So Do You Sudoku?
Hello. My name is Doug and I’m an addict. There I said it. It feels good to get that off my chest. I have a problem and I need help. I’ve been seeing this series […]
Humor
Halloween Afterglow
I wanted to write about something that is very important, but sadly misrepresented in our society today due a conspiracy that I suspect to be related to an unnamed terrorist organization (I could tell you […]
Family
Straightening Up
I don’t know if anyone else has noticed this little detail, but men and women communicate differently. In my not so humble opinion, the definitive exploration of this obscure phenomenon was written by Dave Barry […]
Humor
Shouldn’t We Call It A Him-icane?
Today I’m on vacation in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. We had considered going to Florida for our kids’ fall break from school, but Myrtle Beach in October is usually nice and peaceful while still having […]
Humor
Metrics Or Whatever Americans Use
I went to grade school in the 1970s. Yes, I am that old. That was the era when the United States was going to join the rest of the world using the logical metric system […]
Humor
Long Time, No Write
Yes, I know. It has been far too long since my last post. I have a long list of excuses. The unrest in the Middle East has been weighing heavily on my mind. The main […]
Humor
Playing With Other’s Words
You may find this difficult to believe based on the serious and sober nature of most of the things I write, but I do have – let’s be kind – and unusual, offbeat, ever so […]
Humor
The Sound of Failure
Sounds are the spice that makes the world more interesting. Consider the storm raging after dark. Watching the lightning illuminate the clouds can be beautiful and frightening. The bolts that slash through the darkness create […]
Driving
Road Construction
While driving to work the other morning at an hour that is best left to milkmen and burglars who are heading home after a dishonest night’s work, I came across something that amazed me. It […]