I have a few pet peeves. I’m an old guy, so I’ve got decades of things that annoy and irritate me. I’m also old enough that many of the things that annoy and irritate me, I’ve simply grown to accept. I’m not going to change them, nor can I stop people from doing them. It … Continue reading A Few Pet Peeves
Category: Seriously
Things That Keep Me Awake at Night – Part 8
Ok – no joke – this actually happened at a WaWa the other day, and I can’t stop thinking about it. So I was getting my coffee, and I like my WaWa coffee just so, and I was next to another guy who was also getting ready for the day ahead. He was also dressed … Continue reading Things That Keep Me Awake at Night – Part 8
Who Needs a Table?
Sometimes it isn’t the food. Sometimes it isn’t the company. Sometimes it isn’t even the location. And every once in a while… You hit the trifecta. The food. The company. The location. Those are the meals you remember. Sure, you can drop $200 at some fancy-smancy restaurant where the waiter explains your mashed potatoes like … Continue reading Who Needs a Table?
Exposing Truths
Easter Bunny, The Tooth Fairy and the Holy Grail of Parental Lies – Santa Claus. I know, I know …. We tell our kids things that aren’t true. But it’s out of love … The Tooth Fairy, well, that’s just so children don’t get all weirded out when they lose a tooth. After a failed … Continue reading Exposing Truths
I Must Confess
Let me start off by saying: “It meant nothing.” I mean it.Truly.It meant nothing. It was a one-time thing. I was by myself.I was in Florida.And it was hot. So, so hot. You were back home in Delaware.Hundreds of miles away.And I needed it. I needed it bad. Then I heard about this place.Someone mentioned … Continue reading I Must Confess
Just Passed Go
This is my 200th post on my blog BecauseJimSays. That’s twice as many as I had when I only had 100. And if you’ve read all 200 – thank you. If you haven’t – get to it !!! When I pass “GO” in Monopoly, I get $200. In this day and age, with inflation going … Continue reading Just Passed Go
Cheese and Crackers
Life is hard.Not “stub your toe and move on” hard.I’m talking existential dread with a side of breaking news alert hard. EVERY SINGLE DAY !!! Everywhere you turn—news, politics, religion, social media—it’s like walking into a room where everyone is already yelling…and nobody remembers why. Hate.Hate.HATE. I hate all the hate. And then…the other night… … Continue reading Cheese and Crackers
On a Serious Note:
Every once in a while, life taps you on the shoulder and says, “Hey… pay attention to this part.” The last three or four months have been full of those moments. For Christmas, my daughter Kate—20 at the time—gave me a gift she could barely contain her excitement over. And when she told me it … Continue reading On a Serious Note:
Surviving Disney
We Overcome - We Adapt We also range somewhere in between compromise and being beat down into submission Guys are inherently doofuses. It’s not that we choose to do the wrong thing — it’s more that we simply don’t know any better. We wander through life thinking we’ve got it all figured out… until a … Continue reading Surviving Disney
Who Is This Guy, Anyway?
Let’s talk about this “Frank” guy. Yeah… that Frank. The one everybody suddenly wants to be right before they drop a truth bomb in your lap. You know the line: “Can I be Frank?” Which basically translates to: “Hey, brace yourself, because I’m about to tell you something you didn’t ask for and may not … Continue reading Who Is This Guy, Anyway?
My Take on Life and Events 