The “Limited” Time Offer

I keep getting these emails from companies informing me that I am being offered an INCREDIBLE discount on their product/service, but only for a VERY limited time. Then, when I'm sure the deadline has passed, they pop back up and say they've extended it, but only for the BRIEFEST of windows, and ONLY for me. … Continue reading The “Limited” Time Offer →

The Biscuit Distress

Last Saturday, we found ourselves, all six of us, in the Chick-fil-A drive thru. This is not rare or exceptional, in and of itself, as we are often to be found in various drive-thrus across this great city, Chick-fil-A being among the family favorites. It’s only notable in that my son spent the entirety of … Continue reading The Biscuit Distress →

Speak(ing) Out

Can we briefly hit the pause button on political discourse (however noble) and address the abomination that is the game Speak Out? I don't even feel completely comfortable with my mouth splayed wide-open for dental professionals. You bring that same experience to the living room or kitchen table, we're laying the foundation for some serious … Continue reading Speak(ing) Out →

Carrying on the Medicine Cabinet Tradition

I remember clearly the bathroom medicine and sink cabinets at my home growing up. They contained what seemed to a young, healthy, immortal guy like me an inordinate amount of pills, tablets, ointments, etc. Some were new-ish, some had expired in decades gone by. To be sure, in retrospect, some were surely mine; cherry cough … Continue reading Carrying on the Medicine Cabinet Tradition →