The Island of Useless Chickens
Lots of people are concerned about the price of eggs. And have you ordered wings at your favorite pub lately? The prices are through the roof! But I have a solution to this madness: Hawaii! Our youngest son lives on Oahu. He calls it the Island of Useless Chickens. (I...
Severed Heads and Cheetos Bags
Tomorrow, men in overalls will come take all my worldly possessions and move them to an undisclosed bunker in northern… No wait, that’s my doomsday blog post. Today isn’t doomsday. (Unless you’re a moody teenager and then every day is doomsday, particularly junior...
State Your Occupation for the Court
I was watching the TV adaptation of The Lincoln Lawyer the other night. The scene in question had the lawyers selecting members of the jury for an upcoming trial. The judge instructed the potential jurors to state their name, occupation, and marital status when called...
Greek Food and Toe Knuckles
I’m a member of a Facebook group called Indy Local Foodies. Now before we get started, let’s get this out of the way. I’m not a foodie. I’ve never been described as a foodie, nor do I use that word in conversations on a regular basis. I joined because it’s a great...
How to Tune a Spoon
My mother-in-law let a nugget slip at brunch this past weekend that was too amazing to pass up. She hired a spoon player. “You hired a what?” my sister-in-law asked. “A spoon player,” my mother-in-law confirmed. “You know, those guys that play the spoons.” Now my wife...
An Olympic Sport You’re Not Likely to See
The news is terrifying these days. And I’m not even talking about the election. Last week scientists announced that sharks off the coast of Brazil tested positive for cocaine. I had no idea things had gotten that bad in the shark community. Sure, they’ve had alcohol...