Author Archives: BBRiley

As I have grown older, I am slowly losing my taste for a cold beer. I still appreciate enjoying a “good“ (Notice the quotation marks. I will explain that a little later.) beer with a good meal. My days of sitting down and slugging down endless beers while enjoying the game or after a roundContinue reading “Beer Glorious Beer”

Hey…I’m over here hiding behind my computer. Shush, quiet please. I don’t want her to find me. I just need a little time to myself. Who, do you ask, am I hiding from? Alexa, my smart speaker or should I say the four Alexa smart speakers I have in my house. Oops, I think sheContinue reading “Sweet Alexa”

I want to die healthy. Let’s get this straight from the start, I am not a health nut. I am not counting calories, only eating foods that are good for me and sitting around stressing about my blood pressure and cholesterol. I also want to live as long as I can so I can becomeContinue reading “Die Healthy”

I moved to Southern California many years ago to an area called the Inland Empire. It’s located about 70 miles east of Los Angeles and only about 50 miles from the popular vacation destination, Palm Springs. I’ll be honest, I had no idea where Palm Springs was located when I decided to move to SoCal.Continue reading “Palm Springs vs Santa Barbara”

A little change of pace in today’s writing. If you don’t know, I am a huge Chicago Bears fan and I am old enough to have seen a Bears game when they were playing at Wrigley Field on the north side of Chicago. I have lived and died with the Bears for over 60 years…mostlyContinue reading “The Kansas Comet”

If you are not sure what irony is, I will demonstrate and it starts with my teeth. Betcha I got you hooked with that line…or not. When you see me smile, you’re not going to see one of those gleaming, bright white, Chiclets (the little white chewing gum squares) smiles you see on some ofContinue reading “Dental Hygiene”