Just Potatoes

When the balanced meal options include two side dishes, but you opt for just potatoes, you have skipped out on the critical component of the green vegetable. I am not complaining about potatoes. I love potatoes. If I was stranded Read More …

Apple Rings

When we were kids, we could be surprised by a snack in our lunch box that was simply apple rings – thin slices of our favorite apples – de-stemmed, de-cored and de-seeded. Yum. Maybe if we had kept eating them Read More …

Disconnected

It is strange to feel disconnected. While we have decided to “cut the cord” that doesn’t even have anything to do with the feeling. We have been attached at the hip to mobile phones for decades, even as far back Read More …

Only Blame Yourself

You can only blame yourself if you didn’t clearly explain the situation to them. Teach them what you know. Teach them what they need to know. Tell them why it is so important. Whether you are a parent, who is Read More …

Hey, Is That The Same Car?

When cars get old enough, antique enough, they stand out. The other day, we saw an orange VW Beetle in a parking lot. Today, walking through town, we saw another one and thought, hey, is that the same car? I Read More …

All Look The Same

A terrible cliche is that people all look the same…they make fun of this all the time: in movies in stand up comedy routines But I am not talking about people of a certain ethnicity. I am talking about how Read More …