I have always been an impatient person. I hated waiting in line, being stuck in traffic, and was intolerant of people who couldn’t make decisions. Then, nearly two years ago, while typing, I noticed that what I had typed was gibberish. Then I started drooling. Oh shit, I thought, I’m having a stroke. My wife drove me to a nearby … Read More
Three “Word Crutches” Everyone Should Avoid
Consider these three headlines: 1. “A thousand people were summoned for jury duty in the trial for Ahmaud Arbery’s killing. Less than half showed up.”– CNN.com, October 29, 2021. 2. “DC-Baltimore region braces for tidal flooding that could be the worst in two decades.”–CNN.com, October 29, 2021. 3. “Over 100,000 copies in print.”–Publishers Weekly and hundreds of other publications. So, … Read More
Will This Drug-Fighting Strategy Work?
Here’s a clue: the “SPG” at the bottom of this funny sign stands for State Patrol of Georgia, which tells me that the sign was probably posted in a city park in Atlanta. I suspect it’s Piedmont Park, where I enjoyed watching a new, mostly unknown Southern rock band band perform in the early 1970s. It was called the Allman … Read More
We Taste-Test Five Coles Seafood Products
Publisher’s Note: We are happy to taste-test seafood products from other manufacturers. The products must be ready-to-eat, but defrosting and heating are allowed. There is no fee involved. Send your request to me, here: daved@fiery-foods.com. Yesterday, long-time friends and seafood aficionados Leslie Hall and Ellen Tatge joined me in tasting and evaluating one jarred and four tinned products made by … Read More
Rejected Book Titles
Through my contacts in the book publishing industry, I have compiled the following amusing collection of book titles that editors hated and summarily rejected. Personal Care and Beauty DIY: Be Your Own Therapist Pimplology: Using Homemade Lasers for Skin Care You Call This Fat? Turn Your B.O. Into a Powerful Attractant Food and Cooking Spruce It Up: The Conifer Cookbook … Read More