On Reviewing

I had a blog before this one. In another country, another life… Ah. The United Kingdom. That once revered home of fair play and the sandwich, now forever besmirched by The Boris, The Brexit, and the third thing beginning with “B” that will not come to mind. But I digress. The aim of my previous … Continue reading On Reviewing →

Filth. Just filth.

These people want blog writers and Instagram "influencers" to post these pics on social media, right? They're looking for the free publicity. Well, don't fall for it. Oh.

On Dealing With Danger

I live in a nice neighborhood. I might have mentioned that before. We're renting the one shabby house on the block. When our contract is up, I have no doubt the owners will sell off to the first person who wants to knock it down and build a two-story TV-design house in its place. And … Continue reading On Dealing With Danger →

Hug Me

Needy pillow needs to respect my boundaries.

On the Benefits of Being Philosophical

When I tell people that my son is thinking of studying philosophy at university, their facial expressions say one of two things: - Cool! I wish I was back at uni, studying something interesting but useless. - What? Why are you letting him waste time and money on something interesting but useless? He should be … Continue reading On the Benefits of Being Philosophical →

Voyage

Maybe take someone who can spell?

So you’re planning to adopt the JCs

Big JC and Little JC are the first dogs we’ve ever fostered, so they’re going to be hard to say goodbye to. We’ll miss their squishy faces, their little personality quirks, and their warm doggy breath in our faces; but maybe a full night’s sleep, a 50% reduction in dog poop, and lack of food-time … Continue reading So you’re planning to adopt the JCs →

Gluten

When you want to make sure your customers know what you're selling. Move on food-fad snowflakes! We add your poison to everything here!