Tag Archives: Human behavior
And we want to become adults because?
It would have been nice had someone explained to me when I was young how difficult it is to be an adult. It’s not a cakewalk. Nor is every day a day at the beach. I probably wouldn’t have listened, or … Continue reading
My new pet peeve: really long receipts
I guess this has been going on for a while, but really long receipts drive me nuts. I wonder how many trees take a fall each year to make them. Did someone from the logging community suggest this to companies? … Continue reading
Filed under Adventures in Los Angeles, Consumerism, Fun & Humor
The parenting gods deliver another lesson to moi
I should know better. Fresh off the letter I wrote to my daughter the other day, and thinking about the person she became this year, I decided to surprise her with American Idol tour tickets. We hadn’t planned to go … Continue reading
Filed under Consumerism, Fun & Humor, Parenting
Letter to my daughter – 05/09/12
Dearest Munchkin, 10 years have blown by, a heavy gust of wind, and when I rubbed the sand from my eyes there you were tall, funny, and with feet almost as big as your mother’s. In a few years the … Continue reading
The Lost Week
I’m not sure what happened to last week. I lost it. I know I lived it. It existed. It took place. But it was a wisp – gossamer – ethereal. I wasn’t drunk and partying with Harry Nilsson in Los … Continue reading
Filed under Adventures in Los Angeles, Fun & Humor
An American Work Vacation for Me
I have three weeks off. It’s because I didn’t take much vacation this year and I can’t roll over the days to next year. So, I’m catching up on projects around the house and working, as in “work work.” Yes, the … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Fun & Humor, Human Nature
The economy + an uncertain future + daughter’s future education costs + corporate cost cutting and waiting for the return of Queen for a Day
My wife and I spent some quality time at the dining room table this weekend pouring over what it would cost to move. Over the years, we’ve resisted moving up like many of our friends have. Thank you, cystic fibrosis, … Continue reading
Filed under Business, cystic fibrosis, Do the right thing, Fun & Humor
Odds and ends and odds
Work I’ve been doing it. A lot lately. My life would be so much better if I didn’t have to work and was rich. Actually, I like working. If I could just trim some of the mundane, mind-numbing tasks from … Continue reading
Filed under Adventures in Los Angeles, Business, Fun & Humor
What my security cameras revealed
My security cameras are installed and working like a charm. I can see around my house day and night. I can see my wife and daughter pull into the driveway each day, and I can spot people soliciting before they hit … Continue reading
Filed under Adventures in Los Angeles, Fear, Fun & Humor
Building my fortress one camera at a time
The security cameras are on the way – thank you, Amazon. This weekend I’ll be climbing up the ladder, drilling holes, running wires, installing video cameras and looking manly in my tool belt. Female neighbors will bring me lemonade and … Continue reading
Filed under Adventures in Los Angeles, Fear, Human Nature
