Are you sitting down?
“Are you sitting down?” is a question often followed by news expected to buckle your knees. They want you sitting so they don’t have to worry about you falling over and hurting something valuable, like...
View ArticleUnpack the Extra Pounds You’re Packing On
Let’s face it People, bathing suit season is behind us (unless you live in one of those places that’s always freaking hot and sunny). That means it’s time to bundle up, which means it’s time to cover...
View ArticleNeed a Job? Read on!
You know I’m here to help, right? I’m thinking that there might be lots of government workers out of a job soon. And there are lots of people who could use some extra money for, oh I don’t know,...
View ArticleOpen Letter to My Miffed Physicians
Dear Doctor, To The Person in the White Coat Who is Supposed to Care About Me, Hey Buster, To Whom It May Concern, I recently read an article from my go-to news source since turning fifty and I got...
View ArticleA Total Win/Lose
In the world of marketing, you can tell pretty much tell what’s going to sell well if you know your target audience, cultural and economic trends, and the future. Plus, you have to be creative with...
View ArticleWalter White, Dexter Morgan and the Dizzy Blonde Buddhist
I’m in a bit of a quandary. I’m more mixed up than a peanut butter and bacon milk shake. And it’s all because I’m trying to be a a halfway descent Buddhist in this crazified world. Here’s my problem in...
View ArticleI’ve Got This, Um, Ah…Problem…
We’ve all been there before. Through no real fault of our own (well maybe a lot little fault of our own), we end up with a condition problem issue that is embarrassing to have. It’s even awkward to...
View ArticleThe Only Hemorrhoid Remedy You’ll Ever Need
I’m one of the 10,000,000 American’s who knows the itching, suffering, and embarrassment of hemorrhoids. Are you? If you’re not, you might know someone who is. You can tell by the way they try to sneak...
View ArticleTriple Crown in 2014, Yes or No? This Hippophiliac Hopes So!
I love horses. The Triple Crown races are the only sports events I watch on TV (well, except for dog agility–now there’s a sport worth watching if you can find any network covering it)! 2014 could be...
View ArticlePut on your party pants. June is here!
Even if you haven’t been invited to a wedding or graduation ceremony, lucky you, you still have lots of reasons to whoop it up this month. Don’t believe me? Just click here for a list of all the things...
View ArticleThe “B” Word
Bureaucracies. Unless you live in the woods and the only thing modern around you is your band spankin’ new three-hole outhouse, you and bureaucracies are on a first-name basis whether you like it or...
View ArticleWorld-Wide Violence and Veggie Burgers: Is There a Connection?
It’s (by “it’s,” I mean hatred and violence) everywhere. And it’s (same definition) not just today; it’s (you know the drill) been doing on since human learned to walk upright and use our free arms to...
View ArticleVitameatavegamin
March 20th is the International Day of Happiness. Shouldn’t every day be a day of happiness? Well, nothing makes me happier than a genuine belly laugh. That’s not true. A lot of things make me very...
View ArticleWhat are the fat chances?
Correct me if I’m wrong. There’s a childhood obesity epidemic happening in America, right? If you watch the news (and by “you” I mean “you” because I don’t watch the news because I’m a Highly Sensitive...
View ArticleSinister Scoundrels , Don’t Read This Post…Pretty Please!
Since I carefully titled this post, I feel confident that you have no Americanus Destructimundo Fancifications I need to worry about. So read on. Americans love nothing better than trendy stuff. Well,...
View ArticleIt’s Never too Early to Start Your Holiday Shopping
Let’s face it, People, time is a’wasting. There are only a little over 200 days until that time right after Halloween and before Thanksgiving when all the holiday music and commercials start playing....
View ArticleExaggerations, They’re the Worst!
You hear them all of the time. Everyone says them. And it’s just the worst thing…ever! Do you find the above statements, oh, I don’t know, hyperbolic? Histrionic? Schmaltzy? As I listen to normal...
View ArticleFinally, A Reason to Care About Politics
Do you have chronic voter apathy? Don’t despair! I have a cure for you. After you read this, you’re sure to take a freakish compulsive healthy interest in local, state and national political elections....
View ArticleStop the Natural Nutrition Train! I Need to Get Off NOW!
I often forget how old I am. Just the other day, I asked Phil, “How fifty am I exactly?” Okay, I may look younger than I am, but I have the confused mind of exactly how old I am (an almost 58-year...
View ArticleMaybe it’s not the other driver you have to worry about…
Have you been on the roads lately? Looks like the summer travel season is in full bloom. Golly there are a lot of drivers, well, um…driving places, and in a hurry, too. So I think it’s time for another...
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