I’m not really a big fan of the American Kennel Club. In my eyes, it promotes the idea that a dog has to be purebred to be considered worthy. Worthy of what, I don’t know… maybe recognition in general? Worthy of being on some list, like the AKC’s Most Popular Dog Breeds in America? Which serves to prove what, exactly? [...]

It’s that time of year. Pumpkins. Foliage. Hayrides. Mums. Making every single word that rhymes with “ock” into a lame play-on-words for October. A few I’ve heard just this week? “Rocktober” for, oh… just about everything. An overly abused variation: “Rocktoberfest.” “Blocktober” for a block party. A local car company, Boch Toyota, playing commercials for their “Bochtober Fest.” And a [...]

At the risk of sounding anti-social (a risk I’m willing to take), I have something to share: I hate talking to people on the phone. I mean, really hate it. I express myself better in writing. I always have. I’m not the type of person who can come up with the right thing to say off the cuff. (Quite the [...]