Next week will mark the start of a trip I have dreamed of my entire adult life.Travel is an obsession for me, but that little thing called work keeps getting in the way.Several years ago, I decided I would not spend another birthday without doing something memorable, so I often go skiing or ...
If you read my last column, you’ll remember it focused on whether I was making my bed incorrectly. Since strange and silly questions like that amuse me, I started thinking about something else I find funny. If I knew how to create one of those Twitter polls, I would have you vote on this.I ...
It’s an unsettling feeling when you discover you’ve been doing something the wrong way your entire adult life.I will claim ignorance as my excuse and am happy to report that no one has been harmed by my actions. I’m big enough to admit it without embarrassment: I recently learned that ...
Are you wearing your shorts or bathing suit for New Year’s Eve? It sure doesn’t feel like the end of December in Southwestern Pennsylvania, but hardly anyone is complaining.I, too, have been enjoying the lack of ice and snow on the roads and the delay in breaking out the gloves and hats. ...
Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? As of this writing, I haven’t even started making my list.I always enjoy Christmas shopping and like to wait until the week before Christmas when it’s (usually) at least a bit snowy, which always puts me in the holiday spirit. I have to admit I ...
What’s the dumbest thing you’ve ever done? Whatever it is, I promise I just did something even more ridiculous.I thought long and hard about whether to tell anyone what a stupid move I pulled, but it’s way too funny to keep to myself.Let me start by explaining that I commute to work in ...
