When I was in college it was the late 1970s, and the country was a very different place. I was quite serious about my studies, and earning a degree, but I was also very worried about the Vietnam conflict, because after I graduated I might get drafted! I worked hard, but with the specter of…
Before they had me, my parents used to be hippies… or something close to that. They traveled the country in a van, which they also lived in at the time. They might have kept on like that, except for they had a kid and decided to settle down like regular folks. The point of this…
I like to leave online reviews. I really take my time with them. Perhaps this is because I used to be a journalist and a columnist for the local newspaper. That newspaper is long out of business, but I remember those days of being a professional writer with great fondness. I approach my online reviews…
Just because we’re old doesn’t mean we can’t still party! Jeff has been my best friend for the last fifteen years or so, way back before either one of us had kids. We used to get crazy back in the day, then we got wives, had kids, and settled down. Jeff and I only see…
For the last ten years I have grown my reputation as an online product reviewer. I know that currently it seems that everyone’s a critic, and thinks they can write a review, but I am actually good at it. People have started to notice, as well. Over the years I have written hundreds of reviews,…
She said that cannabis was something I had to stay away from for a few more years, but of course I did not listen to her Grandma Ruth was the one who taught me about cannabis edibles. Even well into her 70s Ruth was a spitfire of a woman who never slowed down. She was…
I’m shocked by the amount of development that’s going up in my area despite the state of the country’s economy. You’d think that we were in a bull market right now if you focused solely on the amount of building construction as the sole determining factor for economic strength and prosperity. While we are very…
People get too crazy about THC content and potency in their cannabis products, but I don’t seem to see that mindset in wine lovers. A batch with a higher alcohol content might make the user more intoxicated with less in their stomach, but it’s not necessarily going to lend to a better flavor profile and…