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 sought out other Josh...
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, I've been getting...
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
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 point is I had to give an...
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 5...
If I Had a Hammer
Now that the Oscars are over (I didn't watch), news is trickling out about this year's swag bags. If you're not familiar with this tradition, let me summarize. Each year a bunch of companies pay the people who put on the Academy Awards a big pile of cash for the...