I spent last week in Florida visiting my youngest daughter, who is working for a theme park company infested with rodents (I think you know the one). In addition, I also spent some time visiting my extended family on my wife’s side and delivering a car (the rest of my family flew while I drove the 920 miles to get there). Upon my return this past weekend, I had some time to ponder about what I missed (and didn’t miss)…
Do you remember that one car you owned in your life that took on memorable status? The one that not only revives horrible flop-sweats, but also brings back memories that make you smile? I have one of those. It’s a 1999 Toyota Camry. A white, four-door. The car that if you gave its description to a police officer, they’d say “well that narrows it down to about two million possible matches.” They made a ton of these back in the…
I don’t know how hard you keep your finger on the pulse of modern music, but if you have been paying any attention at the department store or at your local used book shop recently, you’ve probably noticed an uptick in both the availability and browsing of an unexpected item. Vinyl record albums. Yes, for those of you of a certain age, you heard that right – that record collection gathering dust in your attic or basement is making an…