What Is Hip?

Back in the 70s, Tower of Power cut a song called What Is Hip? and it so was.  Some fifty years later, I ask myself that same question.  What is hip?   Down in these here parts, all three nights leading into Saint Patrick’s Day qualify as party friendly.  So I...

Lunch Lady: The Demise

All good things do have to come to an end, which implies all bad things (King Donald) do not. Just had to get that one in.  My lunch lady career crossed the finish line one Friday afternoon.   I was caught taking pictures and videos of the kids on the playground.  It...

Lunch Lady: Part One

I’m trying to find a little part-time job to fill a little of the lot of idol time I have.  It’s a lot yet I love being retired as it represents forty years of working like a dog to enjoy life before I croak.   My first part-time job in retirement was...

Flower Show: The Sequel

Gosh where to start.  People fly in from all over the world.  Exorbitant ticket prices.  Every hotel booked.  This is serious sh*t.   Garden geeks galore, and these flower enthusiasts are a cult packed with a cast of characters.  The escalator ascending to the...

Sitting Is The New Smoking

That’s right.  Sitting 75% of your life is far more damaging than smoking.  Don’t ask where the stats come from.  Maybe they’re accurate.  Maybe they’re embellished for the sake of a more interesting story.  Sitting behind a desk staring...