Back in the days before cell phones were common my car broke down on a lonely stretch of highway in Michigan. It was very late at night. I sat there for 20 minutes and no other cars passed me. I...

I think the most amazing thing about weeds is the speed in which they grow. I’ve come home from work to find hundreds of dandelions cheerily looking up at me that were seemingly not there when I...

One of the scariest activities we had in grade school was the rope climb. It was just a plain knotted rope hanging from the ceiling above a one-inch thin mat. I don’t know why they tortured 6 year...

Whenever I’m at a hotel or other large buildings I can’t help but notice all the inconveniently located light bulbs. I wonder what kind of equipment must be necessary to change them. I wonder how...

Brand new clothing never has the same comfort level for me as something familiar that I have broken in. That’s something to keep in mind when going on a job interview or on a date or some other...

Apparently broccoli and cauliflower are not very popular. I am basing this statement on the fact that every time someone brings a veggie and dip platter to work I get to eat all of the broccoli and cauliflower. They go crazy for the carrots but won’t...

In grade school we did some experiments where we soaked pennies and rusty nails in soda. We would check on them each day and take notes on what we saw. The activity was designed to deter us from drinking soda, but the results were shiny pennies and...

During the first few years of grade school the milk we got at lunch came in a little pyramid shaped carton. There was something really cool about them to a little kid. Especially because if you closed the drinking spout just right and stomped down at...

Strange that I could never get into using treadmills. I don’t really mind walking. When I lived in Boston I wound up walking for an hour or two each day. But at the gym I always favor the incline bikes. I guess I like to feel more like I’m relaxing...

Fresh home-made cookies are the best. I still have fond memories of cookies at my friend’s house. Every once in a while I would go over there and seeming walk in to the middle of a chocolate chip cookie factory. Every flat surface in the kitchen and...