By Jack Edwards Like most men, I enjoy shopping. Especially for Christmas gifts. In fact, guys enjoy few things more than wandering aimlessly through one store after another in an endless search for the perfect gift. Over the past few years, my wife and I have found ourselves doing less of this shopping for each […]
By Jack Edwards Dr. Oz says that my telomeres are fraying, and he’s very worried about them. This “fraying” is apparently caused by stress. Sadly, now that he has alerted me to my telomere fraying problem, I have discovered a whole new level of stress. Let me explain. Every Monday I read a column in […]
By Jack Edwards Every year, I delay putting up the Christmas lights on the outside of my house, and every year, a very important person who will remain nameless (my wife) lovingly suggests that this may be due to my laziness. This is emphatically Not True. No one enjoys untangling lights in freezing temperatures and […]
By Jack Edwards The national media paused briefly from its focus on the seemingly endless nightly unrest and rioting in the Kardashian household to cover another story of equal international importance. This involved a woman who boarded a commercial flight accompanied by her “emotional support” pig. It should come as no surprise that this created […]
By Jack Edwards Loyal readers know that I nearly lost my life at Crater Lake National Park last summer hanging on by my butt cheeks as I traversed Rim Drive to brave my way to the Rim Village Gift Shop (AKA Future Garage Sale Item Warehouse). I have not been eager to return, but my […]
By Jack Edwards Every once in a great while, you come across a book that changes your life. One of those books crossed my path this week, and I will forever be grateful to the author, Nicholas Boothman. The book is How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less. You may recall […]
By Jack Edwards My Michigander sister is always busy – the type of person that is so active she makes you feel like, well, the television watching slouch that you are. She has a barrel load of hobbies. The three things she looks for in a hobby are: 1. Convenience (something she can do at […]
By Jack Edwards I belong to a pot-bellied demographic that doesn’t need to seek out thrills to satisfy my desire for excitement. I don’t need to climb Yosemite’s El Capitan free handed, run with the angry bulls or skydive from the edge of space to feel the rush of adrenaline. You see, I’m teaching my […]
By Jack Edwards The three happiest people on Earth are, in ascending order: #3. Lotteries winners (before the relatives find out), #2. Patients whose cancer tests have come back negative, and (in a dominant first position) #1. Airline passengers who have just landed after a long flight seated in the dreaded middle seat. Here are […]
By Jack Edwards My wife recently informed me that I’d volunteered to help out at a fundraiser. This has happened before. So far, I had narrowly survived these bouts of my wife’s generosity of my time. In this case, they needed parents to staff the concession stand at our daughter’s school during a football game. […]