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Where Does THE Buck Stop?
Buck Wheat always has a plan! Buck Wheat of course is my 23-year-old daughter, currently of Austin, Texas. When she signed her nine-month...
Mar 24, 20213 min read


It's THE Economy Stupid!
In 1971, the unemployment and inflation rates in the United States reached 6.1% and 5.84% respectively. For our nation’s 37th president...
Mar 20, 20213 min read


Like a Chicken with its Head Cut Off!
Frank Purdue was the only child of Arthur Purdue. THE chicken-farming founder of the eponymous Purdue Farms. And it’s good be a chicken...
Mar 14, 20214 min read


I Saw it on Tik Tok!
On a video chat recently my daughter Buck Wheat wanted to give me a first glance at her "plans" for the summer. Thankfully, I was already...
Mar 10, 20212 min read


All in it Together?
The 2006 made for television movie, “High School Musical” was the most successful Disney Channel movie. Ever! The movie spawned a...
Mar 7, 20213 min read


"Explain the Shirt!"
When you plan to spend your winter in Stamford, Connecticut, you don’t need to pack a lot of short sleeve shirts! So when my mother...
Mar 3, 20212 min read


Long Live THE King!
Baseball legend Henry Aaron, whose 755 career home runs made him baseball’s all-time home run leader for 33-years, finished the 1973...
Feb 28, 20214 min read


Billy Would Not Agree!
My father Billy was old school, and a great defender of the technological status quo! I remember an argument I had with my father early...
Feb 24, 20213 min read


What, Me Worry?
Most parents worry, so why should I be any different? The moment after I recorded this video of my then 16-year-old daughter Panda...
Feb 21, 20213 min read


A Cadi on the Driveway!
It's a not-so-interesting coincidence that the three most loquacious people I know are my mother Bobbie, my daughter Buck Wheat and my...
Feb 14, 20213 min read


Wave to THE Crowd!
When you wear the Scarlet and Grey of THE Ohio State Buckeyes as often as I do, you get accustomed to the greetings proffered by...
Feb 7, 20213 min read


A Bad Day to be a Toyota
For the second time in as many decades, an Audi sedan saved the Lipton family from a day-eternal. Driving home from a family...
Feb 3, 20213 min read


May THE Force be With You!
Last week while speaking with a paint dealer in Texas, he referred to me as a "Jedi.” Of paint! A Jedi; a devotee of the ways of the Jedi...
Jan 31, 20213 min read


Trust Fades Fast
At Tremont Paint in the 1970’s, my father’s paint store, masking tape came in a multitude of varieties. Such as inch, inch-and-a-half and...
Jan 27, 20212 min read


Better to be the Plane Than the Bird!
THE Federal Aviation Administration reported that for 2018, the last year which complete data is available for, civilian aircraft were...
Jan 24, 20213 min read


Hail to the Chiefs!
If you have been following my blog for more than just a little while, you may know that I’m a presidential geek! More than just a generic...
Jan 20, 20212 min read


She Got Flipped Off
My daughter Miranda, Buck Wheat for those who know, is part hippy. Born in 1998, her own era never suited her. Having more in common...
Jan 18, 20213 min read


Live! From THE Nation's Capitol!
I shared with you all last week about “Robert.” In quotes for those who don’t recall, to obscure the identity of this person in my life...
Jan 14, 20212 min read


Better to Be Lucky Than Good!
Russian chess grand-master Garry Kasparov said that, “you have to be damned good before luck can be of any use to you.” Which may be true...
Jan 11, 20213 min read


The Loquacious Buck!
It’s thought that by age 20, the average English speaker recognizes 42,000 words. In the case of my 23-years-old daughter Buck Wheat,...
Jan 7, 20213 min read
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