Tag: writing

The Numbers Don’t Add Up to Total Hate

You’ll never believe this, because I kinda hide it from the world, but I’m still a bit of a math-geek at heart. Back in the day, I was good at math. I liked math. It’s because numbers are real. Numbers don’t lie. You can’t… Continue Reading “The Numbers Don’t Add Up to Total Hate”

Happy (Belated) International Podcast Day!!!

Figures since I spend about 23 hours a week listening to Podcasts, I should wish everyone a happy International Podcast Day! I’m gonna celebrate by, um … listening to Podcasts about Podcasts because … drum roll . . . I think I’m gonna start… Continue Reading “Happy (Belated) International Podcast Day!!!”

2025 Quarterly Review – Q3 into Q4

Never easy to do this, but it’s time to look back on my New Year’s Resolutions and Long-Term Goals and with 75% of 2025 in the books … assess how I’m doing. Adjust. Add some things. I think there’s more positive than negative here,… Continue Reading “2025 Quarterly Review – Q3 into Q4”

I’m Gonna Start Tai Chi

Life in my 50s is very interesting, especially when it comes to the Internet. The Interweb knows I’m 52, that I have a high-stress sales job, I’m married, have a dog, love coffee, and that I must feel tired all the time and like… Continue Reading “I’m Gonna Start Tai Chi”

I Love Don Week 2025: The Halfway Point

Can you believe we’re halfway through “I Love Don Week?”  Just wanted to share a few updates. Oh, like this … you people must be playing a cat and mouse game and you have something big planned as a surprise. Because so far …… Continue Reading “I Love Don Week 2025: The Halfway Point”

I Love Don Week 2025

Much has been written about “I Love Don Week” over the years so you might think there’s nothing left to say.  Wrong. We’re days away from the 52nd kick-off of “I Love Don Week” and while it’s not what is used to be, it’s… Continue Reading “I Love Don Week 2025”

Detroit Coffee Passport – Drifter Coffee

Here’s another gift from Kathy that shows why surrendoring in the “gift giving winning” contest was the right move. I can’t do what Kathy does. The latest?  For Father’s Day, she got me the Detroit Coffee Passport.  It’s cool! And cute! And perfect for… Continue Reading “Detroit Coffee Passport – Drifter Coffee”

Dad Fuel – Week 1 Analysis

I know full well this might be a placebo effect, but Dad Fuel for breakfast feels life-changing.  Trust me. I get it. If I lived in a small town in Iowa in the early 1950s and a true, actual snake oil salesman came to… Continue Reading “Dad Fuel – Week 1 Analysis”

The Dawn of Don and Dad Fuel

Today was my first day of Dad Fuel. A couple months ago I read something or listened to a Podcast (go ahead, my whole family laughs at me, too) and it said, “the best way to take ‘greens’ type drinks is first thing in… Continue Reading “The Dawn of Don and Dad Fuel”

The Top-10 Songs of All (My) Time, #6: Losing My Religion by R.E.M.

In the ’80s, teenagers were faced with a musical fork-in-the-road. Before the ’80s, it was a Top-40 dominated world and most artists tried to make songs that landed them in the American Top-40. For most people, if a song was on the radio and… Continue Reading “The Top-10 Songs of All (My) Time, #6: Losing My Religion by R.E.M.”