I am doing this for personal reasons, so please don’t take it personally. — As I am wont to say, “It’s not you, it’s me.” Many moons ago, I withdrew an article from a publication without notifying the publisher. She got rightfully perturbed and explained to me notice to the publisher would have been respectful. Later, a writer I published withdrew an article from…

People. Can’t live with ’em, can’t live without ‘em. — You can’t make this stuff up, folks. There I was, minding my own business reading the news, when that headline caught my attention. At first, I thought it was clickbait. Because. . .well, read the title. Delta Passenger Reportedly Caught Breastfeeding Cat Mid-Flight A women reportedly stunned a Delta Airlines crew when she was caught breastfeeding a hairless cat mid-flight. According…www.yahoo.com

And other fascinating life facts I’ve learned recently. — Life is interesting, isn’t it? Just when you think you know it all and, according to my ex-wife I do, life comes through with more surprises. Who knew you’re supposed to wait until the immersion blender is, er, immersed, before you start it? It’s not like I was given a…

That question needs to be answered before the riots begin. — Rabbit hole: a metaphor for something that transports someone into a wonderfully (or troublingly) surreal state or situation. On the internet, a rabbit hole frequently refers to an extremely engrossing and time-consuming topic. dictionary.com Is there such a thing as Black Privilege? Was this an example of it? Only those…

How can you possibly compete for that first home? Better have a lot of cash. — I live in Southern California. It’s the land of overpriced homes, traffic up the wazoo, soccer moms in Mercedes Benz SUV’s, gas prices only Elon Musk could afford, increasing taxes, and a whole bunch of other not-so-fun stuff. During my divorce, I sold my share of the marital house to…

Please don’t tell my Mom! — Today is, hopefully, the 16th of September. Unfortunately, as of today and including this article, I have only published thirteen articles. That puts me 3 articles behind where I wanted to be. Fortunately, I have several articles in the pipeline I am working on. Briefly, time got in the way…

That should get their attention! — Allow me to take a moment of your time, please. You’re not doing anything else, right? I mean, besides trying to overturn our government. Or planning the next rebellion. Or pulling masks off of teachers. Or fining businesses and school districts who want to protect people. Or changing election and…

No. It’s you. It’s definitely you. — I became “single” exactly one year ago today. By that, I mean I moved out of my marital home after telling my wife I wanted a divorce nine months previously. We slept in the same bed for about four months after I told her it was over before she decided…

I am triggered and highly offended. — I’m 6'4" and my oldest son is 6'7". Yes, being tall is difficult. But that’s no reason to start a whole movement against it. We didn’t ask to be tall. It’s genetics. Let me tell you how difficult it is to be tall. We are constantly being discriminated against. Just…