My, How Things Change (Or, My Thanks to the Onion Rings)
About ten years ago, my diet consisted mostly of deep-fried mozzarella sticks and fettucine alfredo. The mozzarella sticks were by far my favorite food, and I was a true connoisseur.…
The Death of Fashion?
Last week was the first day of school in my town. The temperature was set to climb over 90 degrees and the humidity reached even higher digits. It was a…
The Good Citizenship Award
We’d give this one to people who encounter inflammatory political posts on social media and, instead of clicking “Like” or commenting, just scroll on past. Let’s face it—we all know…
The Use What You’ve Learned Award
This one goes out to people who actually bother to proofread their social media posts and emails for spelling and grammar. I’m not asking for your Twitter feed to be…
The REAL Citizenship Awards
There are all kinds of awards out there that celebrate individual (or team) accomplishments: the Nobel Prize, the Stanley Cup, the Pulitzer, the Medal of Freedom, to name just a…
The Pick up After Your Dog Prize
I’d like to nominate myself as the only recipient of this new award, as I seem to be the only person in any of the four states in which I’ve…