Mr. Above Average
Of the first ten numbers in our counting system (if you don’t count zero) 7 is my favorite number. When I was a kid and more superstitious than I am now, 7 was my Lucky […]
Tag: everyday life
My Wife Says We Hold Onto Too Much Stuff – Why She’s Wrong
For the past several years, my wife Michele and I have had a running debate about how much stuff to hold onto and whether or not to give away (or in some cases, throw away) […]
Laws Against Sexism, Selfies, and Such
In Belgium, they recently convicted a man of sexism. It’s true. For the first time since a law was passed four years ago, a criminal court there convicted a man of “sexism in […]
My Action Plan for Today: Just Don’t Do It!
Most days, I try to live up to that inspirational Nike slogan: Just Do It! I answer my email. I do the chores – sometimes with only a few irreparable mistakes. I even exercise. Today, […]
Everything I’ve Ever Learned About Oil Rig Piston Corers and Drill Strings I Learned from My Dry Cleaner
Did you know that on a deep-water oil rig, the crew cements casings between drillings and that when the rock cuttings reveal the oil sand from the reservoir rock, they then remove the drilling apparatus […]
Who comes up with this stuff?
I recently started thinking about how certain things in everyday life have occurred. It got me all in a tizzy. Now I’m on a rampage to think up something new on my own, but some […]