What Will We Drink When There's No More Coffee?
The impending demise of coffee has been talked about the last few years. Climate change is making bean growing tougher while demand is soaring. Already there are startups betting that substitutes made out of date seeds and chickpeas are th...
Apr 15, 2024
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Who Designs Packaging and Do They Hate Humanity?
I shake my head at all the stupid packaging I run across day to day. Why are kids' toys packaged in rigid plastic while important foods like flour and sugar sold in paper bags? Is it to give the bugs a fighting chance? Condiment packets ar...
Apr 12, 2024
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Buy That Expensive Concert Ticket!
I ran across an interesting discussion on Reddit the other day. Someone asked where you like to overspend in your budgets, and consider the inflated prices worth it. The general consensus is, If you're going to use it everyday, might as w...
Apr 05, 2024
Dumb Things I Believed As A Kid
When I was a kid, my parents were not always honest with my brother and me. Dad told us that steak and lobster was dangerous for kids to eat. I believed him when he told us that brown cows give chocolate milk. (That one took years for this...
Apr 02, 2024
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Don't Get Me Anything! Except Snacks, yeah, Snacks!
With my birthday or Christmas when someone asks me what I'd like, I always tell them "Don't Get Me Anything". And I really mean it. My attitude has always been if I really want something I buy it (if it's reasonably priced) And I ...
Mar 27, 2024
Would You Say "I Do" To The Shoe?
I have one pair of Crocs. My wife bought them for me. Unfortunately they make my feet hurt, so I don't wear them. My wife is a huge fan of Crocs - She has some really dressy styled Crocs in addition to her "just kicking around the hous...
Mar 26, 2024
Peas Replaced By Horseradish On My List
Have you ever eaten something and then got sick to your stomach and rightly or wrongly blamed it on what you ate? When I was preschool age I helped my mother and grandmother shell peas from the garden. I ate more than I put in the bowl. I ...
Mar 25, 2024
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Did Your Mom "Have A Cow" Over The Simpsons?
What tv shows were you not allowed to watch when you were a kid? It seems that moms the world over felt that the Simpsons was not a good show for us kids to take in. (Something about being disrespectful to parents) Most Dads could care le...
Mar 04, 2024
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Tim's - Please Bring Back Roll Up the Rim!
I know, I know, beginning this Monday Tim Horton's is back with Roll Up To Win. It used to be called Roll Up The Rim but that hasn't happened in 4 years. They phased the changes in at the beginning of Covid in February 2020 with a partial ...
Mar 01, 2024
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Begin The "Couldn't Cut The Mustard Jokes"
I'm scratching my head over the decision by Subway to stop offering yellow mustard on their sandwiches. I wouldn't even consider a roast beef anything without mustard. I'm a mustard guy. I like mustard and relish on my hot dogs, and prefe...
Feb 26, 2024
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