As November rolls around again, it's the return of campaign season.The ads and social networks are a cesspool of delusion and madness.I can avoid them as best I can.But my phone?BING! BING! BING!You're not campaign volunteers. You're goddamned parasi

Every year, Nathan's Famous sets up the tables and chairs for the contestants.Trays of hot dogs and buns, and pitchers of water.The crowd gathers, the contestants take their seats, and the judges set out the trays.The crowd counts down from ten... nine

The walk of fame is just a bunch of names on plaques in a sleazy part of Los Angeles.Weirdos in costumes harass the tourists, and pickpockets steal whatever they can get their hands on.Or you get mugged and robbed and you're crawling on the ground askin

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My doctor told me to lose weight, eat less sugar, lower my cholesterol and blood pressure, and exercise more.So I got a smart scale, a smart watch, a smart treadmill, and a blood pressure monitor.And for the past few months, I've dropped 30 pounds, my b

Yes, I write. And I've been published.Well, my work has been published.Me, I prefer a low profile.Pseudonyms and ghost-writing.Let someone else take the credit, I just want the money and the challenge of writing.Sometimes, the people I ghost-write fo

In baseball, pitchers tend not to be good hitters.In the American League, they have a designated hitter.Instead of the pitcher batting, they have someone else bat for him.Players who don't field well often are designated hitters.In the National League

The biggest word I've ever used is no.When Enron collapsed and they were taking down the giant letters over the scoreboard at Enron Field in Houston, I was the IT Manager of a television station.And there was a project to run fiber from the station to t

I don't pry. I don't ask.I find it to be rude to ask too much.But it's strange... the less you ask people, the more they trust you with.Some things are small. Other things are big.And then there's the things that are huge.Too big for them to carry.S

A simple white cross.Just like thousands more at the cemetery.Far, far away in a distant land they gave their lives for.His name. His rank. His hometown.And the date of his death.That's all. Nothing special.Sure, it is set apart from the others.A l