by jeff | Sep 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Bed, Bath, and Beyond should really surrender the “beyond” in their name. Have you been there lately? There’s not much beyond. It’s a pretty sad state of affairs. There is a place that deserves the “beyond” in its title, however. I know because I worked there all...
by jeff | Sep 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Why do we do it? Why are we the only species that goes out of our way to put ourselves in mortal danger? This morning I read about a group of twelve Russian tourists who tried to climb a volcano last Tuesday. Six of them died. Trying to CLIMB A VOLCANO! What could go...
by jeff | Aug 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
People are in too much of a hurry. I’m currently not in a hurry. I’m typing extra slowly because I’m on vacation. I’m also using relaxing verb tenses and drinking something with rum in it. I’m sitting on a balcony, watching people hurry to the beach as if the pelicans...
by jeff | Aug 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Occasionally, people ask me where my ideas come from and if I’m seeing a team of psychologists. The answer to the second question is easy. No, I’m not seeing anyone. I’m a free-range nut. And that allows me to continue to deliver my weekly dose of nonsense to the...
by jeff | Aug 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
This weekend I visited our nation’s capital. If you’re reading this from outside the U.S., Washington DC can be summed up as follows: Every 2-4 years, Americans vote to send our most disagreeable citizens to Washington where they are forced to argue with each other in...
by jeff | Aug 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
My mom (who is 80+) was in a purge mood this weekend. She was going through items in her house and telling us who they should go to when she passed. She also asked us if we wanted some things that she didn’t want to keep around. To our surprise, she produced an...