In Snark Contrast

So, the other day I'm at the supermarket checkout line when I run into an old buddy I hadn't seen in years.  For the first few minutes it's all abo...

Ahh, here we are, straight out of a tryptophan-induced coma, five pounds heavier, savagely hungover, smack dab in the middle of Black Friday, that ...

Don't know about you, but when I'm upset the last thing I want or need is someone trying to cheer me up. Trying to take me out of my funk at a mome...

Being a skeleton means never getting fat-shamed. Sure, the bony jokes are there for the taking: "Dude, maybe dial down your Ozempic", "Wow, it was ...

Note: If you've somehow forgotten or are unfamiliar with the 1972 Bill Withers' hit, "Ain't No Sunshine", jump on YouTube and check it out so you'l...

Monday: From the get-go, the world was my oyster. Woke up with a "seize the day!" mentality that never waned. Got in a good workout, ate a hearty b...

Remember that time you sauntered by a vegan restaurant only to be blown away by the overpowering, totally tantalizing smell of extra-firm tofu waft...

That crack I made to a neighbor about him being next in line for the "Dumbest Human Being On The Planet" award was a tad much, I know. Likewise, me...

(1) Gaining a Step: It all starts with baby steps, that magical moment when a child--a year old, give or take--having gone from crawling to a full ...

Right from the beginning you realized this job interview was different. And, yeah, not in a good way. Sure, the guy behind the desk seemed pleasant...

After a whirlwind four-week trip to Italy with over a dozen destinations followed by the super long flight back to L.A. (abetted by a 6-hour delay ...

Note: I'm presently vacationing in Italy (just leaving Bologna for 4 days in Lake Como) so I'm recalling another 40-year-old piece from 1984 that I...