Author Archives: BBRiley

The other day I had a discussion with a friend of mine about the pandemic and wearing masks. Without a twitch he said that the pandemic was no big deal and masks don’t work anyway. Being the calm cool collected guy I am, I retorted, “Na ha!” He really got me flustered, which is veryContinue reading “So’s Your Old Man”

Life was so much simpler in the good old days. When I say, “good old days,” I mean those days when I had only three networks on my TV and my watching schedule was very rigid. Was it always entertaining? Looking at what is offered on television now, it may have been. Back then thereContinue reading “Television Watching”

When I was a small child I wanted a pet just like any other kid…until I was attacked and bitten by our neighbor’s dog. What prompted this animal to charge me and clamp on my butt (yes, just like in the cartoons…I hear you giggling) was beyond me. I was in our yard minding myContinue reading “Raining Cats and Dogs”

I know that winter is just around the corner but that is not going to stop me from sharing my thoughts on grilling. For all those folks bundled up against the cold, east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, I live in Southern California and, yes, I can grill all year long. It’s just like golfing,Continue reading “Taking A Grilling”

Every superhero has their lair where they can escape the pressures of doing their daily duties of saving the world from evil aliens while destroying large swathes of major cities (New York never does well in these scenarios. Surprised it still shows up on maps). Superman has his Fortress of Solitude. Batman heads down toContinue reading “Sanctuary”