Robert Burns, Booze, and Deer
By now you’re all sick of 2025 being as bad as 2024, and maybe you’re thinking of just cancelling the rest of the 2020s. Low ratings, right? They cancelled Firefly. But my wife and I […]
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The Old Man and the Gi
By Dave Jaffe At age 64, I began my martial arts studies because waffles were winning. While my weight had fluctuated throughout my youth, now I was having trouble dropping extra pounds. My Thin […]
Murphy’s Law Is Very Clear
Murphy’s Law can be very clear on certain points. Most of us are familiar with Murphy’s Law #1, which states that if anything can possibly go wrong, it will. There’s also Murphy’s Corollary #14, which […]
Blogging Bad, But Keeping It Happy
My wife told me the other day that I was blogging too much “downer” stuff, which puzzled me. Mostly, I write two things: humor, and “buy my stuff!” Usually I try to combine the two, […]
Sometimes You’re Just a Foot From Trouble
All I wanted to do was pee. When you get to be middle aged, that kind of thing can become very important. Some people wake up at night thinking, “Did I leave the oven on?” […]
When Your Car Is Smarter Than You
I totally loved my last car, so it’s ironic that it got totaled, which I didn’t love. Normally I’m not one of those who falls madly in love with automobiles. They’re just something to get […]
Don’t Wait: Check the Date
In my three (or so) decades in the emergency services, I never heard anyone complain that their smoke detectors worked properly. Well, okay, once—but that guy was an arsonist. Fire Prevention Week this year is […]
The Nutcracker: My First and Last Ballet
Growing up I had several best friends. One of them was Timmy Grant, who lived across the street from us in a big house with lots of siblings. Visiting them was an adventure. Over there […]
There’s a syndrome for everything that hurts, and most that don’t
I’ve been diagnosed with Acute Mechanical Back Syndrome. Yeah, I hurt my back. Chronic pain is different from acute pain, which isn’t cute at all. Years ago I spent several hours at a business fire, […]
How I Ruined Winter … For Almost Everyone
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK I love January! Said no one, ever. Okay, some people actually do love winter, which just goes to show you: Northern Indiana needs better mental health screening. I used […]