When I was a kid, I used to take Flintstones Vitamins. I was a “Flintstone Kid – one million strong and growing.” The original vitamins came in shapes modeled after the cartoon’s characters, including Fred, Wilma and Pebbles Flintstone, Barney Rubble and Bamm-Bamm Rubble, Dino, The Great Gazoo, and the Flintstones’ car. The vitamins were […]
I remember the beginning of 5th grade. When we got our list of needed school supplies, deodorant was on the list for the first time. Apparently, according to the Kimberly Area School District, 5th grade marked the time when boys started to stink. I remember feeling like a man when my mom took me to […]
On Tuesday, July 6 of this year, I returned to work after a relaxing weekend at my in-laws’ cottage where we celebrated Independence Day. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, a fire broke out at Konica Minolta Supplies Manufacturing Co.’s Tatsuno Factory in the Tatsuno, Nagano Prefecture area of Japan. Company officials, working […]
When COVID hit last year, most businesses had to shut down, including gyms. When people could no longer get into the fitness center to work out, many of them invested in equipment for their homes. Some of those folks purchased equipment from Peloton. The New York City-based company was launched with help from a Kickstarter […]
I caught an episode of ‘Happy Days’ the other night on cable. Richie, Ralph Malph, Potsie and the Fonz were eating at Arnold’s Diner, the gang’s usual hangout. Looking back at the happy days when I was in high school, Butch’s Pizza was our Arnold’s – we hung out there all the time and ate […]
Last week, our family was really craving some burgers. So I went to fire up the grill, and we were completely out of propane. I ran to the gas station to swap tanks and realized it was the first time I was in a store since the pandemic started. We’ve used the curbside shopping features […]
It seems like all I’ve been writing about lately is COVID-19, but just like the virus is causing huge changes in all of our lives, it’s making drastic changes in the legal world, too. Like most families, our kids have had numerous events canceled. My daughter was supposed to go to Florida over Spring Break […]
Saturday, October 19 marks this year’s Sweetest Day. According to Hallmark.com, Sweetest Day is “simply a reminder that a thoughtful word, deed or small gift enriches the life of the recipient as well as the person giving it.” Sweetest Day was purportedly established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1922 by a committee of 12 confectioners. The […]
When I was in law school, I would look forward to coming home from class every day to unwind in my apartment. The first thing I would do was check my mailbox to see if I got a letter from my then-girlfriend now-wife. I would usually get a letter from her about once a week. […]
I am a huge, huge fan of KISS. My buddies and I have gone to see the ‘Hottest Band in the World’ at least five times. One time we saw them at the St. Paul Civic Center, and we went in full makeup. My friend, Tree, was Gene Simmons, Greg was Ace Frehley, Jason was […]