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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Back when I was in college, I had to work during whatever hours I had available when I wasn’t in class. During freshman and sophomore year, I had random classes in the morning, afternoon, and evening hours. I didn’t have long stretches of time to work without interruption for most days out of the week….

We don’t all have the same effects from various kinds of alcohol as others do. For instance, wine seems to always give me a headache, regardless of the quality. Sometimes hard liquors give me an “edgy” type feeling, while beer as a whole tends to make me feel the best. I have friends who say…