A humorous reflection on modern prices, sticker shock, and the moment you realize two small ice cream sundaes somehow became a financial event. I have officially reached the stage of life where restaurant prices personally offend me. Not mildly surprise me. Not disappoint me. Offend me. I just celebrated my seventy-first birthday, which happened to…
Work, doctors, tech, and social media all speak the same language these days: acronyms. From LOL to SOB, it feels like life is one giant alphabet soup. Here is my sarcastic guide to the madness, complete with a cheat sheet at the end so you do not have to pretend you know what they…
Remember when customer service meant something? Me neither. After waiting 40 minutes with an appointment for a COVID shot, I started to wonder if I’d accidentally signed up for a social experiment in human patience. Spoiler: I failed. I’m not sure when it happened—somewhere between the fall of Blockbuster and the rise of self-checkouts—but somewhere…
