The Loud Lickers is a Dining Mystery I’ll Never Solve

There are certain things in life I will never understand: why printers jam only when you’re late, why the grocery store has only one cashier during rush hour, and why — in a restaurant full of empty booths — someone always chooses the table right next to me. It’s like a gravitational pull. The universeContinue reading “The Loud Lickers is a Dining Mystery I’ll Never Solve”

Rant No. 11: The Eater-on-the-Phone (and the Table Texter)

It’s Tuesday, so it’s time for another rant. Let’s talk about something that probably drives you up the wall, too, and that is getting a phone call from someone who’s clearly eating while they’re talking. I’m talking about the full soundscape: the slurping, the chewing, the lip-smacking, the crunching of chips, or the scraping/clanking ofContinue reading “Rant No. 11: The Eater-on-the-Phone (and the Table Texter)”

Losing Weight at 60: My Journey to a Healthier Me – Entry Three

So here we are in early February, and my progress has been glacial, but the scale and my clothes are telling me I am moving in the right direction. One thing that was killing my progress and which I am getting under control is eating after dinner. Not only has this been a longtime habitContinue reading “Losing Weight at 60: My Journey to a Healthier Me – Entry Three”

Losing Weight at 60: My Journey to a Healthier Me – Entry Two

Jeez, has it really been five months since I began and wrote about my journey to lose weight? The calendar says yes. It’s been an exciting yet challenging journey, and while I have lost only seventeen (17) pounds since I began, I feel better. I say only because I expected and hoped for double thatContinue reading “Losing Weight at 60: My Journey to a Healthier Me – Entry Two”