A Cheesedog Like No Other

A Cheesedog Like No Other

About twenty years ago, I went to an old soda shop style restaurant in downtown Burlington named Zack’s.  Their main fare was hot dogs and Cokes in ten ounce glass bottles.  And everything was always served with a smile and a thanks. Zack’s hot dogs has...
Fat Boy Asthma

Fat Boy Asthma

Growing up, I had what I affectionately called “Fat Boy Asthma.”  Whenever I would play sports, I had trouble breathing.  I never experienced an attack for no reason like most asthma sufferers, it only happened when I exerted myself.  In fact, that’s...

CD Baby Rocks

I bought some music online the other day from an outfit named "CD Baby ."  They specialize in selling independent music of all genres and all of it is DRM-free.  It is so much better than buying music at one of those mega-sites because these...

The Purpose of Fingernails

The lungs provide our bodies with life-giving oxygen. The heart pumps our blood, the kidneys filter our system, the eyes provide visual representations of the world around us. We've even discovered that the appendix has a purpose, to store excess bacteria. But...

Church For Sale

On my away home yesterday, a small sign caught my eye.  "Church For Sale."  It was in front of a little brick church with browning grass and sparse landscaping.  It made me wonder, how does someone go about selling a church?Is this something a...

The Great Cereal Blog

As a child during the 70s, when sugar was cheap and inflation a virtual myth, we were privy to a selection of breakfast cereals that, like 60s rock music, can only be crudely imitated these days.  From Lucky Charms to Golden Grahams to the Zeus of all cereals,...