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Don’t Shop Hungry

Frozen Corn Dogs

It’s a simple rule, and one I try to follow. Don’t shop hungry. Today, I shopped hungry. I was barely past the threshold when I heard the siren call of the junk-food aisle. I had no mast upon which to be tied so did not fare as well as Odysseus. I survived, but not unscathed. [More…]

Simple Pleasures

Pleasure

You’ve been stuck working late. On your feet all day. Even your bathroom breaks have been rushed. You’ve been wearing your crappy runners laced too tightly. You get home and finally free your feet. Your 20-for-a-dollar WalMart socks peel off like damp Bandaids leaving your skin deeply ridged. [More…]

No Time to Waist

Hi John, Bill, Dianne. Welcome to the meeting. As you know, the current economy has impacted sales drastically. Even though our addition of high-fructose corn syrup into every facet of the American consumer’s (and, boy, do I mean consumers!) diet is rapidly growing (heh!) our target market, their expanding waistlines serve only to obscure our [More…]

Where There’s a Whip There’s a Way

A close up of some paving stones that happen to look like a stone-aged keyboard.

I’ve been basking in the joy of several weeks off. Well, insomuch as a whale may be considered to be basking when beached. Sedentary. Lump-like. If it where not for basic requirements, I would now be sporting a fine layer of dust. [More…]