Browsing Category: Miscellany

  • I Don’t Want Normal Anymore

    My feet are freezing. It’s 90 degrees outside in August and I’m walking barefoot on our hot back patio, but my feet feel like they’re suffering from frostbite. It’s been this way since my accident last September. Only my feet aren’t really freezing. Every so often, I’ll ask Cari to touch my foot. “Does that …

    September 24, 2023
  • Have you ever owned a lemon?

    (As in a lemon car, not the fruit!) I’d heard some horror stories over the years about how car manufacturers will fight to the grave to avoid replacing obviously defective cars. One friend told me last year that he had to take the car manufacturer to court, won the case, got a new car, and …

    June 5, 2023
  • A New Twist to My Habit of Dying in Dreams

    For my entire life, I’ve had dreams in which I die. And it’s not unusual for me to have these same dreams repeatedly. As an adult, it usually involves a fall from a great height. There’s one in which I’m driving up a steep hill, and then when I get to the top, the downward …

    December 1, 2022
  • And for these reasons, Shark Tank Store, I’m out

    Cari and I both own Yellowstone clothing and a Yellowstone blanket. We both own Axe Capital vests (from Billions). I have a Ted Lasso t-shirt and mask. We’re both very happy to buy and wear clothing from our favorite TV shows. So I was pretty damn disappointed to visit the official ABC/Shark Tank online store. …

    November 26, 2022
  • A Near-Death Moment … A Miracle Month

    There’s a camera shot you’ll see in most movies or TV shows that have a drowning scene: The camera is in the water, pointed up toward the sky above. You see the drowning person’s POV as they presumably look toward the air that they need to survive. It might be a few inches away or …

    October 22, 2022
  • Goodbye, Paper Towels

    We did a little thing here at Casa McGee that I think and hope is both good for our wallet and good for the environment. For years, we’ve gone through paper towels at an alarming rate. We’ve used paper towels for pretty much anything and everything. We’ve used them to clean up spills, of course. …

    July 24, 2022