An anniversary haiku, in two parts
At the Outer Banks
Anniversary weekend
Beach, booze, and seafood
It’s hot on the beach
27 years later
I’m still hot for her
My wife is not (or has not been) a hiker. However, a couple of weeks ago she expressed interest in going on a hike. So I consulted Duck Duck Go looking for a suitable beginner hike with a decent payoff at the end.
I’d say that view is a decent …
A few months ago my weekly email featured a documentary about Bruce Dickinson’s 1994 concert in Sarajevo. I didn’t worry too much about what the film was, Bruce was involved so I click the button to support the project. The DVD arrived a couple of weeks ago and I finally …
We had an overnight to the beach planned for this weekend, but Mother Nature had other ideas so at the last minute I canceled on the beach and booked a room at Wintergreen resort in the Virginia mountains. Wintergreen is primarily a ski resort, however we had fun tubing down …
Yesterday at the grocery store I saw a guy thumping the watermelons with his thumb, trying to pick a good one.
He was doing it wrong.
This is how you pick the perfect watermelon every time.
We stopped by the pharmacy today to pick up a new Glucagon shot for my wife. Her old one was about 3 years past the expiration date and her doctor said they really do start to lose effectiveness after 3 years.
The retail price is $443.00
Glucagon is a …
Eh. One of out three or four isn’t bad I guess. We are going to the Flying Squirrels baseball game tonight, to be followed by fireworks. We own three Toyotas, and although I like apple pie, it’s not on the menu today. I don’t remember the hot dog being part …
By C.S. Fly (1849–1901) – Tombstone 1881, Public Domain,
For the last week I’ve been vexed by a damn pop-up ad that took over my phone screen. The ads were for legit companies like Gerber Life Insurance and Honda. So I wasn’t dealing with some skeevy malware, this was a legit ad network that had made it onto my …
View from the top of the WWI Memorial
The real destination for this trip was Springfield, MO, where my daughter was graduating from college. (She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Honors College with an Animal Science degree and Equine Science minor. If you are reading this and hire Animal …
