There are lots of people in this world who scare me, like toddlers, Christian nationalists and the barista who always compliments my shirt, even when I’m wearing a blood-stained hoodie. But dentists! Dentists are a higher level of fear. I’m sure they get tired of being compared to the sadistic dentist in “Little Shop ofContinue reading “It’s Like Pulling Teeth”
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Barking up the Wrong Tree
My dog Jedi started barking at cars. All the time. I don’t know why but my best guess is she a) hates cars, b) loves cars, c) wants to scare cars or d) she needs a ride to Petsmart to pick up some jerky treats and tennis balls. I stop her from dragging us bothContinue reading “Barking up the Wrong Tree”
A lot on my plate
Fear sells, but why does the food industry use anxiety to sell products? I mean, if there’s one thing the seven billion people on this planet agree on, it’s that we need food. (And Baby Yoda is adorable. That’s universally accepted.) When COVID hit last spring, I heard we’d run out of beef by autumn.Continue reading “A lot on my plate”
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