Heat Weirdlastname This vegetable provides 21% of your daily potassium. Potassium is critical in our bodies, helping to regulate muscle contractions, nerve signals, and fluid balance. Potassium is an electrolyte—one of those things that people talk about needing to replenish when they exercise (though most people don’t really know what it means). Also keep in mind that … Read more
A friend’s father-in-law is in his final hours. I would not text her right now to complain about … anything. Thinking about that led me to realize that perhaps people get situations confused. Or just aren’t able to find out what direction to go in other difficult situations. When I was first diagnosed with cancer, … Read more
The Kid had big plans for his birthday party, including a large cardboard rocket that two kids could ride in at a time. (That was talked down from one rocket per child.) One of his other plans was a jet pack for each (to make up for not everyone having a rocket). I was going … Read more
Last week, I showed you photos I took at Joshua Tree on a long weekend trip. Today, a few others that I took while we were at Knotts Berry Farm. I didn’t take the camera in the park. We were riding roller coasters all day and I didn’t want to leave it in the cubbies. … Read more
Every time we go hiking, there are full dog poop bags on or near the trail. You’re missing the point. Take it out with you. Leave everything the way you found it (or better). Don’t be that guy. As a bonus example, a patron at an Indian restaurant was arguing with the waiter about whether … Read more
The photo was taken in Tempe, Arizona. The building on the left is an old flour mill, built in 1918 and used until 1998. The building on the right is a glass office building. I don’t know when it was built (how do you find that information?), but it’s obviously much newer than 1918. The … Read more
I posted a bit about photographers wanting to use the Grinch for their holiday shoots and was schooled in copyright law in return. With permission, here’s what I was told. (Everything beyond this paragraph is not my writing, but most of it makes sense to me. Also, I learned a lot.) After you read it, … Read more
Several times in the past year, we’ve been at a place or in a group where we’re new. We walk in, looking kind of lost. While someone usually will help us to get to where we need to be to get started, it seems that that’s the end of it. As I’ve talked to other … Read more
The Kid doesn’t like movies with scary parts. He’s a sensitive kid and scary things linger. (I relate to that.) We can occasionally do movies in the park, maybe because the sound is less intense, but even those are a crap shoot. So we don’t watch many movies. Now, I’m not a movie person, but … Read more
It’s my birthday today! Except that mostly, it doesn’t matter. Work, chores, appointments, etc. all happen regardless. Which is fine (and reasonable). The number changing doesn’t make me feel any different. I know quite a few people on both sides of that fence—some who don’t care about the number turning over and some who react … Read more