Things I Have Learned You know, I've learned a few things in my years on this planet. So I thought I would share a few with you. You cannot mix silverware and stainless steel in the dishwasher. In fact, utensils are better off if you just handwash them. The same goes for pots and pans. The best way is to just buy some Palmoliv wipes that get all soapy when you add water. Though they are both good, Diet Pepsi does taste better than Diet Coke. When you first buy curtains, yo...

I decided to tentatively start off a blog series based on a book I bought many years ago entitled The Conversation Piece It is a neat little book, designed to give a person some ideas of things to talk about in gatherings or at home or whenever you might want to have an interesting conversation. There are 320 Questions in the book, so I chose a number at random - If you were sent on assignment to rate the top ten best small towns in America, what particular criterion would be most impor...

This is a subject I have wanted to broach ever since I started this blog. As evidenced by some of my previous blogs, I am not averse to discussing topics that may seem unseemly for a straight man. Designer clothes. Houses inspired by Japan. Etc. Can I identify who made your high heels? No. I do know they go well with that dress ( kind of gay) and they make me want to fondle your calves (not so gay... unless you are a man in which case, yes, fondling your calves would be kind of gay.) I di...

I was browsing through the JoeUser blogs when I came upon THIS GEM by JillUser. It reminded me of my episode today at the Post Office. I had to go to our lovely local Post Office to mail some packages for work. Never fun, but I make the best of it. I'm not really DOING ANYTHING but waiting, and I'm getting paid for it. How can you go wrong? I pulled ticket #11 and they were on #80. --- No big deal I park myself in a comfortable postion and patiently await my turn. People have boxes eve...