I’m the last person to look to for advice when it comes to accentuating the positive. I have a tendency to get mired in the muck of the mundane, stuck in the shit, bogged down in the banal…you get the idea. At the dawning of these times of plague, my advice was to do whatever…
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Mind the (Generation) Gap
For me, turning 40 was a breeze. 40 was a joy. 40 was a snap. I looked hot at 40. Now I look good… for my age. See that sneaky little caveat there? For my age. Three little words that make a capital B Big difference. A wise friend once told me it wasn’t 40 when things…
I Got Chills, They’re Multiplyin’….
I’ve had some crappy jobs in my life. Trying to sound enthusiastic about selling frozen steak when I was in high school is right up there near the top. Serving up blizzards with a smile and scrubbing toilets at Dairy Queen for $3.25 an hour probably makes the list too. But by far the worst…
In two straight lines in rain or shine
The water in Denmark is full of calcium. But beyond the lime-scale, there seems to be something else in the water here. Something that if I could isolate and bottle, I would be rich beyond measure. I would be lauded and invited to appear on Oprah. I could buy that pair of boots I am…
