Now that we’re knee-deep into the watery eye, runny nose, phlegm spitting, loogie hocking part of the season, my saving grace has been the generic equivalents of Claritin-D.  It’s the one type of medicine that actually works for me.  Unfortunately, the “D” in this product means it is sold behind the counters now since it contains a main ingredient in the creation of crystal meth.  It’s easier to get a prescription for Vicodin or Oxycontin   OK, maybe I’m exaggerating a bit, but you have to really want this drug now in order to get it.

I had an “oh shit” moment last night but thankfully was relieved to find out it was a false scare.  Last week we decided to get some additional lights to put on our bushes outdoors for the holiday season and I quickly scanned the shelves of boxes at Kroger and took one that looked like it would do the trick.  I promised Ally she would be able to help me hang the lights when we were ready to this week.

Last night I was looking a ...

I’ve always wondered why athletes and actors salaries are made public.  I can understand why a CEO and other executive board members' salaries compensation are a matter of public record since they are part of companies that have to report to shareholders.  With few exceptions, teams are not publicly traded companies or parts of corporate conglomerates.

Now that athletes, more so than a few big name actors, hav ...

It’s amazing how much an appliance becomes part of your life yet you have no idea how much you miss it until it’s gone or broken.  Our microwave broke down last month and the time from when it died to the time we had a new one installed was the longest week on earth.  The only thing I can compare it to is how you take swallowing for granted until you actually get a sore throat.  With every swallow and gulp during that time, you’re reminded how often that bodily function is carried out each day.  You do everything you can to get your throat back to its normal state so it doesn’t feel like you’re trying to swallow razor blades.

Is there anything handier during a boring meeting than a phone browser right now?  Even though browsing speeds are still rather slow and you won’t get a site’s complete bells and whistles, it still is a great way to avoid eye contact in places like an elevator.  It’s true saving grace arrives in the ability to pass time in tedious meetings where your mind is anywhere but that conference room.  You surreptitiously put it within reading distance and, voila, you are instantly transported from Dull

I doubt Nordstrom’s is high on any guys’ list of stores to go to.  Even though that might be, they moved up a notch in my opinion this week.  I was at the mall on Monday and at each of their areas where there would normally be a display as you’re entering their store, they instead had the following sign.

I’m sure

I wasn’t even going to reference this story that occurred yesterday at work but the follow-up portion begs to be told.  I bet another coworker around 1:30 he couldn’t finish a gallon of sweet tea by day’s end.  It was a leftover gallon from our work Thanksgiving potluck last week.  For those of you up north, sweet tea is one step removed from drinking pure high fructose corn syrup.  Much like a Long Island Iced Tea just has a splash of coke, sweet tea has just a teeny splash of actual tea – just enough to dissipate the pounds of sugar put in for each gallon.  What I’m trying ...

OK, English majors, answer this one.  Let’s say a celebrity is being interviewed and one of the questions refers to the interviewee by their full name.  Example – Brad Pitt, being interviewed by one of those artificial celebrity shows is asked the question “So where does Brad Pitt fit into this picture?” or “What does a Brad Pitt do for fun?”  If Brad is referring to himself, obviously it is referred to as speaking in Third Person.  But if the target of the conversation is referred to by their full name, is this considered Third Person also or is it a different ‘Person’ conversation?  &l ...

Today’s entry has been postponed to outline a traffic violation today that flummoxed even a jaded person like me.  Let’s set up the scenario.  I’m on a 6-lane street/highway so there are 3 lanes on each side.  At the stop light, I was in the middle lane with maybe 5 or 6 cars in front of me.  In the right lane there was at least one more car than my lane.  In the left lane was a single car.