Father’s Day is fast approaching. Time to think of a gift for dad. No ideas? We all know that feeling. Gift-giving is tricky at best. At worst, it’s harder than solving a Rubik’s Cube.

Wouldn't it be great if cars never had to be repaired? Think of it. Your car would keep running smoothly for years and years and years until one day it simply passed away and went to that great junkyard in the sky. It’s wishful thinking. I know. I’m aware, all too aware.

I’m going to address a serious topic today - wardrobe issues. If you have any doubts as to the seriousness of this issue, look around. It’s a very common problem.

It’s happened to most of us, and there are few things in life that can ruin your day quite like it. And what might that be? The sight of red and blue lights flashing in your rearview mirror.

Confused by that title? Probably not, but if you are, substitute a** for “bleep.” Still confused? Substitute “ss” for the ** and that should clear it right up. Made you think, didn’t?

Do you count yourself among the millions, make that billions, of pasta lovers? Odds are you do. Almost everyone does. Sometimes it seems as though the world is having some kind of ongoing love affair with pasta.

Hair products - do they deliver or are they a con? Are they worth the money, or are they a rip-off? These are questions that I have wrestled with time and time again, questions that are nearly impossible to answer because none of us really knows what we would look like without them.

We take our hair very seriously, don’t we? Unless you have a buzz cut or you’re completely bald, you put time into it every day. It’s a lot of work.

Have you had an opportunity to watch one of those home remodeling/fixer upper shows? There must be at least a dozen or so running at the moment, and I strongly recommend all of them.

The message came at 4:35 am. “My water broke. I’m on my way to the hospital. Game Day.”

If you think back to last week’s post, you’ll recall that I promised to give you a foolproof formula for writing a hugely successful best selling mystery novel that is sure to net you some serious pocket money.

Ever thought about trying to make a little extra money, you know, a side hustle? Uh huh. I thought as much. Who hasn’t?

It has come to my attention that there are a lot of people out there complaining about the lack of manners in present day society. Of course, there are a lot of people complaining about a lot of things.

Shopping can be a tricky business when you’re trying to get the best value for your dollar. When you are, however, willing to cast all budgetary concerns aside, you’ll find that it suddenly becomes a whole lot simpler.

I bet there are a lot of you with an abundance of hideous outfits from days gone by still hanging in your closets. Maybe hideous is not the right word. Maybe laughable is better.

Do you ever find yourself circling a parking lot hell-bent on locating the nearest open space to the entrance of the building that is your destination?

I looked around my home some years back and decided that it was missing something. I just couldn’t figure out what. Then it came to me.

Does anyone besides me fully appreciate how phenomenal these Quick Response Codes, aka QR codes, really are? It’s hard to believe when you stop to think about it.

If you think back to Part 1 of salsa dancing, you’ll recall that I had decided to take up salsa and had just shown up for my first class dressed in salsa attire with my reluctant dance partner in tow.

Salsa dancing looks fun, doesn’t it? I’ve always thought so, and I always wanted to give it a try.