Author Archives: BBRiley

Author’s Note: This is another re-run column. Translated, that means I have a nap to take, and it won’t take itself. I’m sure you have forgotten this column by now, but it will be fresh and fun for you. Let me know what you thought of it when I wake up. Hey…I’m over here hidingContinue reading “Sweet Alexa”

Yup, this will be one of those columns talking about how it used to be. I am now of an age where everything in my life makes me nostalgic. There was a time when I always knew where I left my keys only a 15-minute search. I sat in my car, enjoying my successful searchContinue reading “The Good Old Days?”

Just before I left on my summer vacation, I received a notice that I had been called for jury duty. When I told my friends, they universally talked about how much they hate jury duty and the best ways of getting out of it. I take a different position on jury duty. Like voting, participatingContinue reading “Jury Duty”

It’s summer, and it’s time for vacation. I am trying to enjoy my favorite time of vacation—the anticipation of it, not necessarily the execution of it. I can see that many of you are shaking your heads and saying, “What the hell did he just say?” Who doesn’t get excited about going on vacation? WhenContinue reading “Anticipation”

I am now an author. I have compiled a selection of my regular blog posts into a book and self-published it on Amazon Books. It is called “Being Funny Is No Laughing Matter, A Humorous Look At Why Bob Dylan Won The Nobel Prize In Literature And I Didn’t…And Other Amusing Observations.” Before you start,Continue reading “Literary Giant”

I have a confession to make. I am addicted to playing golf. It’s not because I am good at it, but every time I finish a round, I truly believe that the next time, I will play better. Unfortunately, I have been playing golf since I was a teen, and I‘m not getting better, justContinue reading “With Friends Like This…”

As I said before, there will be some “Summer Reruns” of my columns. I’m sure none of you can remember back far enough to have read this selection because I know the age of most of my readers, and they can’t remember what they had for breakfast. I will take a guess at what youContinue reading “I’m Not Paranoid, They Are Watching Me”

A popular device in the world of writing, literary and screenwriting, is to kill off a beloved character regularly. Some of the great authors and screenwriters have done it. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle brutally eliminated his iconic detective Sherlock Holmes in “The Final Problem.” Apparently, Doyle felt his most famous creation distracted from other thingsContinue reading “Death Watch”

I’ve been busy here at the beginning of the summer and haven’t been able to get to writing this blog. So, like so many of your favorite television shows, I will be using “reruns” to fill this spot. Hopefully, I’m going back far enough so you won’t recognize the earlier work. Now off to theContinue reading “Redmodel Upheaval”

Hey, over here. I’m hiding in the closet. Why am I hiding in the closet? I’ll tell you why. My wife talked me into streaming the Harry Potter movie series based on the beloved children’s books written by J.K. Rowling. OMG, these are children’s stories? Just last year, I finally was able to sleep withoutContinue reading “Child’s Play”