Author Archives: BBRiley

I love a good who-done-it. This is my guilty pleasure. I love watching murder mysteries T.V. shows or movies while trying to figure out who committed the murderous act. A tip, it’s never the most obvious suspect. I think I just heard a very loud, collective “DUH!” Who doesn’t love an Agatha Christie murder mystery.Continue reading “Murder He Wrote”

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”