I have learned that the best way to conquer the annoyances of daily life is to use humor as a weapon. It is a powerful tool. I use comedy to lower my blood pressure. That, and Carvedilol twice a day. Beta blockers and buffoonery are the best way to beat high blood pressure. Petty grievances ...
I am making a concerted effort to be more positive. I don’t just want to look on the bright side of life; I want to live on the bright side of life, smiling and waving to all the miserable people on the other side. I’d love to tell you that it’s easy to maintain a positive attitude in ...
Happy belated birthday, America! You look good for your age, from the purple mountain majesties to the amber waves of grain. Technically, the Rocky Mountains, the alleged purple mountains from the song “America the Beautiful,” formed around 80 million years ago during the Laramide Orogeny ...
Summer in Pittsburgh can only mean one thing: It’s orange cone season. I can’t leave my house within a mile in any direction without being stopped by a road crew. Every day, someone in a bright-yellow hard hat and matching fluorescent yellow vest stops me on the street with a sign. It ...
Cue “Pomp and Circumstance,” because it’s graduation season. I’ve been riding the party train all month (eight days). I’ve been up in Ohio for Kent State's commencement, where my niece Chloe grabbed her diploma. I went to a high school graduation party for my cousin’s kid, Natalia, ...
Huzzah! The Annual Burning of the Scalp event is upon us. It’s not really summer until I sear the flesh off the top of my head in a ceremonial ritual of warm weather. Every year, I burn my scalp because I go out without a hat or forget to slather sunscreen on my bald pate. I don’t know ...
