By Jack Edwards People choose leisure activities for a variety of reasons, including family history (golf), continuing their school sport (swimming), regional popularity (log rolling), and, in certain cases, severe and untreatable mental illness. Let’s take a hard look at that last category. We all love an adrenaline rush. That thrill of excitement. For example, […]
By Jack Edwards I have long viewed fish as “vegetables without roots.” They go about their daily fish activities (i.e. eating, pooping and procreating), as directed by their microscopically tiny fish brains. So, imagine my shock when I realized that my brain is shrinking faster than a bowl of double-fudge ice cream at a Weight […]
By Jack Edwards It only took 100 years worth of disorganized effort, bickering and petty infighting, but finally, we have a national college football championship playoff. It’s run by an outfit with the snappy title of the College Football Playoff (CFP) Administration, LLC. The CFP didn’t waste any time lollygagging around. It got right down […]
By Jack Edwards Our family had a brilliant idea. We would spend New Year’s Eve at Disneyland watching fireworks explode over the castle. Only, one little problem. Eighty-four thousand, nine-hundred and ninety-six people, people we didn’t even know, and certainly never invited, had the same brilliant idea. That’s the cut-off. 85,000. This is proof that […]
By Jack Edwards I dream that one day technology will advance to the point where I will not be forced to travel long distances, expend thousands of dollars and trudge through throngs of intoxicated sports enthusiasts to enjoy watching a college bowl game. Call me a crazy optimist, but I believe that, one day, perhaps […]
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 […]