Confessions and Conspiracies
When our kids were younger and they had friends sleep over, I would hear noises in the basement room where the HVAC, water heater, etc. were located. I told my wife that I thought the kids were peeing in the sump pump. She thought I was crazy. Years later, our...
Something Stinks Here
My house stinks. Somewhere hidden in this place is a dead animal, a forgotten morsel of food, or something worse I don't even want to consider. It all started a few days after we got back from Florida. We noticed this musty smell, that grew into a garbage smell, and...
The High Price of Stealing Gas
Last week, I mentioned my journey to Florida. The primary purpose of my trip was work. The secondary purpose was to squeeze in a mini-vacation. Apparently, the tertiary purpose of my trip was to leave my gas tank unattended so ne'er-do-wells could empty it. Gas has...
Toilets and the TSA
Last week I went to St. Petersburg Florida for a conference. It was my first flight after being deemed by the federal government as posing no significant risk to the general population of travelers, flight attendants, and pilots. In other words, I finally got TSA...
In Search of the Bottle Size Fairy
Last week I went to Phoenix for Spring Training. If you follow baseball, you'll know that there was no Spring Training due to the player/owner labor dispute. I offered to help them settle it by officiating a rock/paper/scissors contest, but the league office no longer...
The Price of Stuff
Prices are going up on everything. Gas, food, flamethrowers (I'll get to that in a minute) all cost more than they did a year ago. Last night I went to an Italian restaurant and they charged $5 for bread. For bread! Remember when Italian restaurants practically...