Fifty years ago, at 10:56 PM Eastern time, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first human beings to set foot on another heavenly body. I was a nine-year-old little boy playing Monopoly with my parents. They let me stay up that night. And together we watched what to this day I consider to be …
Tag: Human Nature
Millennial Snowflakes? Not So Fast.
We like to make fun of millennials in the "snowflake generation." I must admit that I have been guilty of joining the mockery. But it was my generation who created the snowflakes. And there aren't as many as you think.
Stop Staring, Please
Two and a half weeks ago, my dermatologist performed a Moh’s surgery procedure on me to remove a patch of squamous cell skin cancer from the inside of the bridge of my nose. It really is more of a nuisance than a serious threat but the healing process has not been fun. It was painful …
The Chiffon Delusion
If you’re as old as me, you may remember the annoyingly catchy commercials for Chiffon Margarine that assured us that “If you think it’s butter, but it’s not … it’s Chiffon!” The gist of the ad was that the synthetic Chiffon margarine was even better than nature’s butter. In fact, Chiffon was so good that …