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I have to rate Thanksgiving as one of my four favorite eating holidays. The other three are Christmas, Fourth of July and Superbowl Sunday. What do you mean Superbowl Sunday isn’t a holiday? What an oversight. The following Monday should be a day off so we don’t send a bunch of people with hangovers,and inContinue reading “Giving Thanks…For Food”

Recently, a young person (someone under 60) asked me what a vent window was in a car. I carefully worded the answer so this “kid” would understand me. In my day it was a “cigarette butt disposal portal.” While some of you might be saying its just a “vent,” I beg to differ. For thoseContinue reading “Time Marches On”

This past weekend we observed DayLight Savings time and turned our clocks back one hour. Next spring we will turn our clocks one hour forward. Most of us are not sure why we do this every year but it gives many people a chance to gripe about doing it. Ah, the American Way. It hasContinue reading “Fall Back, or is it Spring Forward”

EDITOR’S NOTE: Mr. Riley’s column is running a bit late this week because I, as the editor, did my job of editing. Mr. Riley took exception to my “editing decisions” and threw a bit of a tantrum. He calmed down after he was given his favorite stuffed animal, took a nap and was served hotContinue reading “That Time Of Year…Damn It!”

I once won the lottery. Instead of receiving one of those giant checks for an astronomical amount of money, I got my draft notice in the mail. Yes, I won the draft lottery and it’s still the only lottery I have ever won. A high school friend of mine, who was in the same draftContinue reading “Road Trip”

I’ve been busy for the past few weeks and my blog has paid the price. Those afternoon naps won’t take themselves. I have decided to break my blog fast with a few seasonal observations, before we get inundated by television commercials that will end up running for the next year. As soon as I finishContinue reading “Fall Observations”

Does anyone know a good lawyer? You can now insert your favorite lawyer joke here. Here’s one I saw online. An engineer dies and due to a paperwork snafu at the Pearly Gates, he is sent to hell. When he arrives, he decides that he can fix the problems plaguing the damned in hell. InContinue reading “Fighting For You”

I am writing from storm ravaged Southern California. For the first time in 84 years, a tropical storm has rolled through the southland dumping a substantial amount of precipitation on the area, combined with high winds in some locations. As a result of this dangerous storm, there were a lot of warnings, alerts and scheduleContinue reading “California…A Natural Disaster”

My wife and I were visiting my historical birthplace recently. Hey, I think my birth was a historical moment. I admit not quite on the same level as the birth of Christ, the invention of the wheel, or creation of Rice Krispies (Now that’s a big deal. They make noise when you pour milk overContinue reading “Surviving Childhood”

I can now call myself an experienced cruiser. I have been on three ocean cruises and haven’t fallen off the ship once. I call that a win. Also, the endless eating and drinking was a win too, until I stepped on the scale when I got home. I never knew my scale could make thatContinue reading “Cruising”