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TYOLD Day 48: Capital-izing

A few weeks ago I boasted that I could name all 50 states in alphabetical order in under 30 seconds.  Still true. I used to know is all of the state capitals but that has faded over time to the point where I wasn’t sure if I could get past a dozen or so. Today I...

TYOLD Day 47: Four Years

For my Differently today, I have a story I want to tell. I’ve told pieces of it before to various people; some of this is from a book I wrote but then never did anything with. But I’ve never put it together in quite this way. It’s a bit long but I hope you’ll...

TYOLD Day 46: Examples of Irony

Example #1: I have always wanted to go to the Petersen Automotive Museum here in Los Angeles but the primary thing that has stopped me is that I didn’t want to sit in all the traffic I’d need to sit in to get to its mid-Wilshire location. Example #2: When...

TYOLD Day 45: Valentine’s Schmalentine’s

One the one hand, Valentine’s Day seems to be engineered to make all of us who don’t have a significant other feel as though we are pathetic loser who will never find true happiness or love and will die alone, surrounded by cats, sitting on our respective...