Here’s a secret absolutely no one knows about me: I don’t like the taste of eggs. I’ve never revealed this to anyone, from childhood to retirement. Until now. As a child I would only eat the white part. Eventually I started eating the yolk. But I never liked eggs. Many people have seen me eatContinue reading “A Secret About Eggs”
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Disrupt (v.) Disrupt!
Among the words that recently I’ve come to detest from overuse are “unprecedented” and “broken.” And now it’s time to add “disrupt” to the list. I understand the desire to shake things up. I’ve never been a fan of the static status quo. And I know you have to stir the pot in order toContinue reading “Disrupt (v.) Disrupt!”
Whistling Backstage, Dark or Not
There’s an old tradition that one does not whistle backstage in a theatre. Like most theatrical traditions, you don’t question it, but nevertheless I often wondered about it. And for years I taught the reason for this in my Intro to Theatre course; I don’t know if I read this, or just made it up,Continue reading “Whistling Backstage, Dark or Not”
Ah, Travel? Big Deal…
While on a cruise to Greece, I wrote the following: “Here I am in Greece. Amazing, but that usual phenomenon of ‘Here I am!’ And then: ‘Big deal.’” What I’m referring to is the state of mind that seems to always happen to me when I travel internationally. I get very excited by the prospectContinue reading “Ah, Travel? Big Deal…”
One Really Bad Purchase
When I was a young teenager, I was really into cars. We would go to the Thomasville airport to watch the NHRA drag races (from a distance, at the end of the runway). I subscribed to car magazines and devoured them. At one point I even thought I might go to Vo-Tech and learn toContinue reading “One Really Bad Purchase”
And It Continues…
Awhile back I was posting a lot of these “wrong number” texts and my improv’d responses to them. A friend suggested that the origin of those might in fact be AI bots, but I don’t think it makes it less funny or tragic. Take these two; their approach is slightly different but I responded theContinue reading “And It Continues…”
Stacking Plates?
Years ago, when I was visiting my then-girlfriend, later wife, and later late wife in her Pittsburgh apartment with her roommate, one of them would make dinner. (This was before I became a major cook.) As a result, it seemed fair that I would do the dishes. One evening I was criticized for not washingContinue reading “Stacking Plates?”
Clap for the Wolfman!
I recently attended a Burton Cummings concert. He was apparently the lead singer of the Guess Who back in the day, but I had never really heard of him until my fiancée expressed interest in seeing him. She loved his version of “When a Man Loves a Woman”—which he did not sing during this concert. Continue reading “Clap for the Wolfman!”
Wrong Number & Mood Swings
Labor Day 2024 wasn’t a holiday for the wrong number callers. I think this was #5. And how they hate—literally!—when you point out that you know what they’re doing.
What’s Your Passion?
I know a lot of people hate their jobs. And I’m sorry for that. A line I used to say to people was: “I love my work, but I hate my job.” There are times when being a college professor could be very annoying, But the most important thing about that was that I didn’tContinue reading “What’s Your Passion?”
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