I get it. Being a parent is hard. But becoming a parent is easy. Becoming a parent is so easy practically anyone can do it. However, being a good parent is much more difficult. There is no intelligence test required to become a parent. OK, that’s not entirely true. There
A couple of years ago, I was driving outside of Alexandria, MN. I was going 45 in a 30, and I got pulled over by a State Trooper. I immediately moved to the side of the road, opened my window, and placed both hands on the steering wheel in plain
Yesterday, I described a commercial I had seen that featured a large black woman. More specifically, I described her as “a rather large black woman”. I posted it on one of the Big Media platforms and someone commented saying, “Sounds like it was written by a racist. Why does it
I was watching TV one day when a commercial came on showing a rather large black woman. The woman was distraught because she couldn’t afford a phone and was worried what would happen if she had an emergency and didn’t have any way to call for help. Never fear! The
For as long as I can remember, I haven’t liked going barefoot. I don’t know the reason, but I always have something on my feet, even in my house. It can’t be just socks either. I’m nearly always wearing shoes, boots or slippers. I’m more comfortable that way. The consequence
Yup. That’s really my dog. Her name is Souvie and it’s short for Souvenir. My wife was visiting her brother in the New Mexico desert when this tiny little puppy wandered over to them. She weighed about six pounds and still had her baby teeth. Somebody had dumped her off
There’s a term used to describe how long something will work before it breaks. That term is “Mean Time Between Failure” or MTBF for short. I used the same face mask for the last 87 days. It’s typically kept in the cup holder in my car beneath my travel mug.
As you know, I’m a big believer in personal accountability. Maybe it’s my mid-western upbringing but I believe that I alone am responsible for whatever, good or bad, results from my actions. People doing stupid things and then whining because they don’t like the results really irk me. The riots
Here’s a brief lesson on punctuation. It was part of an essay I’m writing but needed to cut it to reduce the article’s length. I think it’s important so I’m going to let it stand on its own. Here goes:Quotation marks have a specific use. That is, to let the
Today’s message is another Public Service Announcement. I’m going to give you some tools to help you effectively communicate on social media. If you’re the type of person who replies to posts just to troll or vent, then you’re not going to find this useful. But, if you want to