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Diatribe: Exploding Watermelons Are Bad For Business.
Watermelons are a traditional summertime dessert in many families because they’re sweet and cold and easy to slice and serve. They come in many sizes and varieties (seedless is my favorite) and...
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Diatribe: Why Didn’t I Think Of That? Panda Poop Tea!
Do you ever think to yourself “Why didn’t I think of that?” For example, when you see people paying upwards of thirty dollars per pair to wear ugly plastic shoes with holes in them, do you think...
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Diatribe: Pastor Kevin Swanson Says The Gays And Abortions Caused Sandy.
In a previous Diatribe about folks blaming earthquakes, hurricanes and Tsunamis on American’s increasing tolerance and acceptance of their homosexual neighbors I tried to rationalize that, perhaps,...
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Diatribe: Fake Braces As Fashion.
When I was a very young child, the only children I knew that wore braces were “the rich kids”. The field of cosmetic dentistry had not yet come to be and the cost of orthodontia was outrageous. Many...
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Ovation: To Cut Down On Waste, Starbucks Offers Reusable Cups For Only One...
One of my guilty pleasures is a large Diet Coke from McDonalds. They only charge one dollar for a big Styrofoam cup and, if you “dine in”, you’re allowed to customize your own ice-to-soda ratio....
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Diatribe: The Million-Dollar Chinese Rat-Meat Ring.
Over the years I’ve developed a distaste for food that has bones in it. I’ve never been a fan of fresh fish for that very reason but I’ve grown to eating beef, pork and chicken that contains a bone as...
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Diatribe: Killed By Her iPhone5?
I’ve carried a cell phone for many years. My first one was large and clumsy and had an extendable antenna. Eventually, I remember being quite excited to upgrade to my first “flip phone”. I thought I...
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Diatribe: Yellow Jackets And Sex-Crazed Tarantulas.
Last Saturday I found myself doing quite a bit of work in the yard. All of the perennials in the flower beds in front of our house were spent for the season and the bushes had grown to the point that...
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Diatribe: Surge Protectors Recalled Ten Years Later.
Last week the lights in our house started flickering. Not the lamps or any other electrical item that was plugged into wall outlets but just the ceiling fixtures, the majority of which are antique...
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Diatribe: Online Dating Only Works When You’re Honest.
The first online dating service, match.com, has been around since 1995. The pioneer of the online dating industry now serves twenty-four countries and territories and hosts website in fifteen...
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Ovation: Name That Panda!
My family has had many pets over the years and it was recently pointed out to me that I’m the only person who has ever had the privilege of assigning a name to one of our furry companions. Our horses...
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Diatribe: When A Dandelion Grows In A Girl’s Ear.
When we were kids our grandparents used to tell us all sorts of stories to convince us to eat, or not eat, many different foods. Many things would put hair on your chest. Carrots would improve our...
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Ovation: American Retailers Discontinue Use Of Angora After PETA Investigation.
When I return home from the office each day, the first thing that I do is walk my dog. We have a routine that takes us past the mailbox at the end of the driveway where we pick up any mail that the...
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Diatribe: How Clean Can A Cat Café Really Be?
We enjoy having friends over for dinner. Planning a Saturday evening meal gives me something to look forward to throughout the week and it’s always fun to use the “good china”. One couple has hosted...
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Diatribe: Walking A Cabbage To Beat Loneliness Can’t Be As Fulfilling As...
I’m not ashamed to admit that I once had a pet rock … well, maybe I’m a little ashamed. But I didn’t actually buy it … I found it in my grandparents’ back yard. I gave it a name and carried it around...
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Ovation: 1600 Pandas World Tour.
I love flash mobs (see here and here) and I love pandas. I can’t think of anything that would grab my attention faster than a panda flash mob! Yesterday, a display of 1,600 papier-mâché pandas filled...
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Diatribe: Kicking Marilyn Monroe To The Curb.
During childhood vacations, I remember driving past homesteads in the mountains where there were homes with sofas and washing machines on the front porch. Along the interstate, we saw lots of junk...
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