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The Catholic Church isn’t wrong about everything, just about most all the big/important things. But there is a benefit to the Confessional booth, I will admit. The unburdening of the soul for our human lapses and transgressions is worthwhile, if only for the self-examination. Sadly, I’ve experienced this but once in my life, during theContinue reading ““Trivialities: A Once and Guilty Pleasure””

It dawned on me one day, when I went into CHASE to ask about a home loan about twenty years ago, that pretty much everyone in a commercial bank who isn’t a teller is called “Vice President.” It was an impressive sounding title when you saw it on a business card (who has those anymore?)Continue reading ““Vice Chair of _________””

Laugh if you will, but hemorrhoids are no joking matter! In the US alone, hemorrhoidal flare-ups cost the economy 1.2 Billion dollars in lost productivity annually. And while I totally made up that statistic, they literally are a pain in the arse; the itch you cannot satisfyingly scratch. Well, okay, between bouts they are kindaContinue reading ““These are a few of my favorite things…””