A brave new Snoopy Sno-Cone Maker
My friends really are the best. I received information on the most current version of the Snoopy Sno-Cone Maker from a Facebook friend: The description reads: For nearly 30 years,…
Three best compliments ever
The first came on January 1, 1988. I was sixteen years old. I was standing on a bridge in California, strapped to a bass drum, ready to march in the…
Poverty breeds careful planning and worn-out rubber
In the midst of my recent obsession over an adult-sized Big Wheel, it occurred to me that when I was a kid, I desperately wanted the Snoopy Sno Cone Maker.…
Friendship rating guidelines
In preparing to revise my famous Friendship Application, I was explaining to Bengi, my DJ partner, best man in my wedding, and friend of more than twenty years, that one…
It’s coffee.
New statistic 97.3 percent of all jokes regarding coffee are not funny. Listening to a podcast the morning, the hosts began the show by warning listeners that “Brian just drank…
Handsome not always nice
Can we all agree to refrain from ever referring to any female as a handsome woman? I don’t understand this expression. What does it really mean? “You used to be…
This is one way to make me feel inadequate
When I start to think that writing is hard and writing novels is even harder, I will watch this video and remind myself about how lucky I am. Some people…
An update on my Big Wheel dream
A few important developments since posting about my yearning for a Big Wheel: I learned that one of my friends actually attempted to purchase the adult-sized Big Wheel for me,…
My inner child comes alive
The Big Wheel was just about the coolest childhood toy ever. I was watching some kids on television riding their Big Wheels down the street, and I couldn’t help but…
Differing views on the nature of a loser
A friend recently told me: "The winners in life are the losers who never quit trying." I offered this small bit of rephrasing: The losers in life are the people…
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