A Rose By Any Other Name is a Typo

A Rose By Any Other Name is a Typo

All those years ago, Juliet asked the question, “what’s in a name?” Well, there’s plenty sister! And sometimes a name is worth fighting for. Particularly if your name is Josh Swain.  Sometime during the pandemic, a bored man named Josh Swain...
Everybody Wants Shiree’s House

Everybody Wants Shiree’s House

Somebody wants to buy Shiree’s house. Shiree must have the end-all/be-all of houses because people are texting her multiple times a week, trying to buy her place. There is only one problem: They think I’m Shiree.  For a little over a year now,...
Bullfights & Ex-Wives

Bullfights & Ex-Wives

I just finished the Ken Burns documentary on Earnest Hemingway.  I learned a lot about the celebrated author from this 6-hour documentary. The biggest takeaway is that his life seemed to be wrapped up in ex-wives and bullfights. He collected a lot of the former...
Taxes and Weevils

Taxes and Weevils

I had to re-file my taxes. It could be because our government’s motto is “Anything painful is worth making taxpayers repeat.” Or it could be because I might have made a slight mistake on the first round. Tomato / “Tuhmahto”  ...
The Trees Are Trying To Kill Me

The Trees Are Trying To Kill Me

Nature is still trying to kill me. I’m certain of it. A few weeks back I wrote about the parade of animals coming through our yard. Deer, coyotes, snakes, hawks, etc. And I don’t live in the country. I can be at a Starbucks and/or a Jiffy Lube in less than...