An Open Letter to My Calorie-Counting “Buddy”

Dear Calorie-Counting App: I am dismissing your services for the rest of the evening. For the sake of everyone involved – namely you – I feel that it would be best if a short period of time-out was invoked. I’m not saying that this is permanent, I just need a little “me” time. Your veryContinueContinue reading “An Open Letter to My Calorie-Counting “Buddy””

Tantrums: Kids Acting Like Adults

If you have a child you have experienced temper tantrums. In fact, you may have even been embarrassed by your child’s tantrums: that is, unless you have children like mine that never throw tantrums. If you believe that last line then I would just remind you that everything that you read on the internet isn’tContinueContinue reading “Tantrums: Kids Acting Like Adults”

Why I Don’t Support Paula Dean

I’m bored, it’s late and I’ve committed myself to writing more; so here goes. I know many of you won’t believe this but I actually have a lot of opinions. I know, I know, I manage to keep them hidden so well, but every now and then they pop out. Actually, as I’ve stated before,ContinueContinue reading “Why I Don’t Support Paula Dean”

Leave it to Piper

In the middle of the latest Piper kerfuffle I have a singular thought; let Piper defend himself. There would be, of course, many objections to this thought and I will try to reason through them with you. My intention is not to lambast Piper but rather to help myself and others think through our responseContinueContinue reading “Leave it to Piper”

What Happens When I Think Facebook Really Cares

I’ll tell you how it’s going Facebook. This morning, just a few moments ago, while minding my own business, I was traumatized. Legitimately traumatized. You see, Facebook, I was playing Pandora – I’m sure you have heard of Pandora. The artist around whom the station was to be building was Over the Rhine.You’ve never heardContinueContinue reading “What Happens When I Think Facebook Really Cares”