What are you waiting for?

Most of us are usually willing to take time to make up our mind about a choice, but once our decision is made — or our order is placed — we don’t like waiting any more. And so we have fast food, with food sometimes being a generous description. We also have Amazon, delivering (in […]
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

There are only five words in that title, which I have borrowed from a very well known Christmas carol. I would guess that the percentage of the American population that understands all of the words as originally meant is smaller than the percentage who understands none of them. OK, maybe that’s a little strong because […]
How to fix a bad attitude

On my way home from work I called my wife. “Hello,” she said, and she sounded like she meant it. I said, “My bad attitude and I are on our way home. We’ll be there in 20 minutes.” Without missing a beat she said, “You’d better get rid of it before you get here.” What […]