So I went to the dentist last week to have two very small "catches" taken care of. The word "catch" is not mine but that of my dentist. I had never heard this word used before in a dentist office or in any realtion to my teeth. When he first… Read full post »

Why do I still sometimes want a Mercedes when I'm pretty sure it's not worth the money? It's just a car right?

 Lately as I have been driving to and fro and noticed a nice new Mercedes Benz amongst us I've caught myself wondering what it would be like to own… Read full post »

Last night as I was putting the finishing touches on another "semi-wooden masterpiece" a few things occured to me. No this piece of furniture was not crafted by my hand out of rich mahagony. It did not have intircate designs carved into it with the detail of a skilled craftsman. It was… Read full post »

I know, I know yesterday's "love fest" is over but I just wanted to say one last thing before we move on to the next one, Saint Patrick's Day (drunk fest) I think it is. I told my wife about my anti-Valentine post and after reading it and telling me how… Read full post »

I 'm sure we've all heard of the myth that Valentine's Day was invented by greeting card and candy companies to make a buck. Let's not give those companies too much credit. With the version that we're used to I think it had a whole lot more to do with the American… Read full post »

            There’s not much to report from down here in the land of the wicked, although the palm fronds do gently sway in the breeze of a hot, humid, hazy summer afternoon. The type of heat one can see as refracted waves ascending from th… Read full post »

Faint Footsteps on Hallowed Ground

            I bounced out the front door of my apartment for a Sunday morning stroll in October to enjoy the first cool front of fall in Florida. Loud screams are heard in the distance! What can it be,/… Read full post »