Cleaning Before Cleaning
I’ve always found it bizarre that I need to clean the dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. I mean, doesn’t that defeat the purpose of having a dishwasher? To do the job of that which should do the job! I’ve been told that our dishwasher can actually handle whatever we stick in there. I […]
Ice on the Windshield
Snow and ice are everywhere. It’s incredible and wonderful and terrifying to drive in. Not because of my driving, but everyone else! Crazy and insane people! Yesterday I saw a teenager driving down the street with a windshield covered over in ice. The whole thing! Her driver’s side window was down so she drive! Not […]
Silverfox
I hired a photographer to update my head shots. There’s an old joke about not updating your head shots enough. It’s the one where the event planner hires the speaker, prints his head shot, and goes to the airport to pick him up for the event. Waiting there, she is looking at the head […]
22nd Valentine’s Day
“What is the secret to being happily married for 22 years?” This is a question I have been asked recently, and as we celebrate Valentine’s Day this week, here’s one suggestion I feel can help you keep The Promise to the one you love. If you know your spouse has a Favorite Thing, then […]
Vanilla
Vanilla is plain. It is perfectly unoffensive, pristine, nearly flavorless, and the exact extract I wanted to be known for from the beginning of my career. Growing up in an extremely religious state, espousing the same beliefs as the majority, it became apparent quickly that my path to success among my people would be to […]
New Year Clean Out
How is your New Year clean out going? Not your New Years resolutions, I mean the normal minutiae you need to clean up. The list of items needing to be cleaned out for the New Year began to grow overwhelmingly long and time consuming for me: CLUTTER Closet Garage Office drawers VIRTUAL CLUTTER Apps […]
Running the Red Light
Sitting at the red stop light, I noticed in the side view mirror, a car barreling toward me going at least 45 MPH and not slowing down. The driver was in the other lane next to me and all I could think to do was lay on my horn. That didn’t help. Cars were crossing […]
Magic Eraser Time of Year – Happy New Year 2023
Magic Eraser to the rescue! In December 2022 I made the big jump from my awesome, handmade, expensive custom leather TAFT boots to white laces, black tops, and white soled VANS. Kicking and screaming I changed my clothing and shoe style, although it feels fresh and like the right direction to go, and […]
The Cold Shower Dilemma
Scroll through social media and you will likely run into alpha dudes with their shirts off, bulging muscles, jumping out of a barrel of ice water, shouting at you to wake up at 4 AM every day and be manly enough to do the daily cold plunge. Or maybe that’s just in my algorithm. Yours […]
How Scrambled Eggs became Yesterday
The Beatles song “Yesterday” was originally written as “Scrambled Eggs” Here are the original lyrics – “Scrambled eggs Have an omelet with some muenster cheese Put the dishes in the wash bin please So I can eat more scrambled eggs. Scrambled eggs How I really, really love your legs…” At least, this is how […]