Unfortunately, I find myself much more familiar with the subject of suicide than I’d like. If I was inspired, I could write at least 5-6 right stories off the top of my head. Each one a tragedy that gutted a Read more…
Should I ask my company for a raise, and quit if they don’t give it? Sincerely Rocky, Dear Rocky, While I will steer clear of giving specific career advice, I will throw out a couple perspectives to consider. First, NOBODY Read more…
There’s a small city lot on E. 53rd street in Cleveland, I’ve visited many times over the years. When I was a little guy, it was known as “Trampe’s grandma’s house” because it was how I differentiated my paternal and Read more…
The bird. Just adjacent to the street where the paddle boat, a baby grand, and an elliptical walked into a bar recently, last year while taking the first of the mandatory three trips to the hardware store I have to Read more…
What’s all in a tattoo? More than ink, I think. It’s not a secret, but I have ink. It’s not a secret, I got another. I got my first tattoo in the heady days of spring 1987. Although I got Read more…
Groundhog Day Cards?!? I don’t know exactly when Groundhog Day became a Dale fan favorite, but I harbor the nagging suspicion I’ve always loved it. I love the idea of an unassuming varmint who best claim to fame beyond February Read more…
I find myself enthralled with the Bud Light situation because it hits me from a few different angles. More than most, I am acutely aware of most things Budweiser branded because I was raised by the biggest and best Budweiser Read more…
A month or so ago, on my birthday, along with a couple of buddies, after we pre-gamed a couple cocktails, I grabbed a giant popcorn at a movie theater, where you add you own butter, and sat down to be Read more…
As I look out the window, I see clouds today, but I’m seeing them from a different perspective, as I fly above, home from Vegas. It was a pretty good trip which I would wax poetically more about, if I Read more…
Given my forays in tying travel to unique events, one would hazard a guess the odds are a little less than fifty-fifty when the opportunity to try something new and different appears. You’d be close to an accurate prediction, although Read more…