Where There’s Smoke…
Just call this "over the top blue crab." The crab was good, the smoke and mirrors unnecessary and I felt like it was food Disneyland. BOA used to be a very upscale Beverly Hills restaurant. The food is still very
Help Me Out, Here
• Why can't we have a national, electronic vaccine record? • The people worried that the vaccine will insert some tracking mechanism aren't important enough to be tracked. • I'm glad Tiger Woods is improving and playing again, but did anyone ever
Conveniently, Let Us Into Your Bank Account
Have you noticed that companies are billing with increasingly less time until the bill is due, and then offering "convenient" electronic payments to reduce their billing costs and get the money directly out of your account? Maybe I'm falling for conspiracy
Here’s A Tip
Whether you "approve" or not, tipping is the common practice in the US and we need to honor it. A great many people—from waiters to valets, from curbside baggage handlers to hotel maids, from doormen to taxi drivers—make a substantial
Who Was that Unmasked Man? (With apologies to the Lone Ranger.)
Two women refused to get on an elevator I was already occupying because I had no mask. A mask wasn't required in the building, only suggested. I have two vaccine shots plus a booster. As the doors closed they started
TIAABB
If you have to keep telling people about some accomplishment, no matter what the topic of conversation, ask yourself why that is. You may, of course, be very proud of something, and that's great. But if you need to mention
This Is Between You and Me
Tony Romo, the former quarterback, is a great football "color commentator." He adds tremendously to the enjoyment of the game. But a few times every game, like nails on a blackboard, he'll say something like, "He should have ran the
Unchanging Minds
I have nearly 1,000 "contacts" with my constituency annually: Newsletters, blog posts on two different blogs (the one you're reading is my public blog), videos, podcasts, cartoons, social media posts, articles and so forth. All of these are free. The
Here’s What to Do With Your Phone
At least half the time I finally pass people who are ten miles under the speed limit on the highway, I can see them holding a phone and staring at it, texting or speaking. I doubt that they are engaged
But Enough About Me, What Do You Think of Me?
A lot of people think it's impolite to interrupt. It's actually impolite not to interrupt and instead ignore the droning and go into your own world thinking about what's for dinner or how to house train the new puppy. You simply say,