The human body is a wonderful and resilient thing. No, we can’t grow back a lost limb or anything (sorry Dr. Connors!), but we can build up immunities to diseases we’ve had, and even some that we haven’t! We can adapt to live in warmer or cooler climates, we can turn annoying noises into white […]
Category Archives: Rant
Why People Don’t Pay Artists
Have you ever, when confronted with leaking pipes or an explosively clogged toilet, called up one of your friends who is not a professional plumber, but loves plumbing so much that they spend their free time doing amateur plumbing projects? No? Hmmmm. Well then, what about rewiring your bathroom? Will you be calling your brother-in-law […]
What a Difference a Degree Makes
Man, one degree makes a heck of a lot more difference than it really should, don’t you think? And I’m not just talking climate change here. Yes, it’s true that the global temperature has increased by one degree recently, and this has caused melting polar ice and starving polar bears, earlier bird migrations, islands being […]
Little League Games and Middle School Band Concerts
The first time you try something, you are probably not going to be very good at it. And if you are good at it, you will not be as good at it as the twentieth time you do it. Even if you have previously gotten good at all of the skills that you will need […]
Things That Make No Sense
Skaters wearing baggy pants halfway to their ankles – I mean, of all the people who might want sagging jeans, people who are trying to do tricks on skateboards ought to be last on that list! If I were trying to slide down a railing on a thin piece of board, I would probably want […]
My Battle With Costco
Let me preface this story by saying that I love Costco. From the moment I stepped inside their giant warehouse for the first time I have been dumbfounded by the amazing deals and the unbelievable sizes of their items. To me, it is exciting because you never know what they are going to have there, […]
Today Should Not Be Thursday
I just wanted to take a quick minute to inform you all of the absurdity of today being a weekday. Thursday, of all days! That makes no sense! Yesterday my wife had the day off, we went to a parade, visited with friends and family, and attended a barbecue in the evening. If that doesn’t […]
Stereotypes
When you think about it, stereotypes make a lot of sense. They are kind of like an educated guess, and though they often have negative connotations, they can also be positive. Don’t you kind of assume nerds are smart? Or that people who live in L.A. are beautiful? And don’t stereotypes help us make quick […]
Veggie Burgers
I do not understand the concept of veggie burgers. Why? Why do they exist? There is no reason! Veggie burgers are like faux fur coats. They are like saying “I am against wearing the hides of dead animals, but I want you to think that I am totally for it!” Now, I am spending the […]
The Wrong Kind of A-Hole
On Sunday we decided to check out the Children’s Museum of Manhattan. We’d heard good things about it, the best thing being that it was located one block away from our apartment, so we walked over in the morning and stood outside in the rain, waiting for it to open. When it opened we checked […]