Why did I drink that large iced tea at lunch? I knew I had this staff meeting right after, and they can drone on for up to two hours. We were about an hour in when I started to feel that all too familiar urge to flee to the restroom. I normally would just get …
The Mask: Wow, did she really have to add extra onions for lunch? It’s bad enough she is constantly spitting, talking, breathing into me with her normal, hot breath, but the ungodly smell of leftovers is killing me. I wish the pack of masks that I came with included a bottle of mints. Ouch, stop …
I first noticed it in the bathroom mirror. No, this can’t be happening. It must be the lighting. I leaned in closer to the mirror as a predator ready to hunt its prey, just as I have seen my cat, Snake, do so many times before. Maybe my eyes were getting bad. The thought of …
It was one of those weird days in March where you could sit outside and enjoy the sun without freezing to death. I was sitting on the patio of my favorite café, enjoying the 60-degree heat wave sweeping the Midwest, while catching up on the news on my phone. I deliberately ordered my Americano iced …
“Calvin: It’s a magical world, Hobbes, ol’ buddy…Let’s go exploring!” – Bill Watterson I took a deep breath as I shut the dressing room door. It takes the heart of a saint and the gusto of a warrior to thumb through the endless racks of clothes in hopes of finding that perfect fit, color, and …