Author Archives: Michael Waring

I settled on Pie-apalooza, primarily because the other options were less appealing. Pie-tastrophe, for instance, sounded a bit more dire than the subject warranted. Pie-Circus was just a bad idea all around, of which we will never speak again. So, … Continue reading →

As an example of how slow it got towards the end of this summer, I actually did a taste test of frozen chicken pot pies last week, which I’ll write about in exhaustive length later. So there’s that to look … Continue reading →

Remember when you were growing up, and you had that ‘hippie’ third period English teacher? You could tell he was a hippie because he had a beard and always wore sandals to work, but with socks, because the school administration … Continue reading →

I was out and about playing in traffic on the Information Superhighway, when I came across this article about a new ship for Norwegian Cruise Lines. I was little intrigued, mostly appalled, and a bit hungry, because it was late … Continue reading →

It’s summer, we’re not travelling, much, so there’s no new news. Okay? Now let me get back to my book. Well, though things might be slow, there was still some activity around the old homestead. This weekend, I made a … Continue reading →

You know how poets and writers and people who produce television shows are always trying to convince us that our soulmates are people with whom we form this almost immediate psychic connection? Upon meeting your soulmate, a bell the size … Continue reading →

So earlier this week I forayed forth on a solo backpacking trip, the first of the year. Which makes it sound like I get out several times every year for exciting backpacking trips through the mountains of Colorado. The truth … Continue reading →

And today, I’m not even talking about the beer, though that too, is pretty awesome. Well, pretty good, in any case. Hey, I like it! Don’t judge me! But as I said, this time Heineken has done something completely outside … Continue reading →

Observed outside our hotel in St. Petersburg and submitted for the reader’s perusal. I’d just like to point out the irony, if that is the correct term, of a massively upgraded, American Army designed combat support vehicle, converted into a … Continue reading →

One night, while in St. Petersburg, we needed a taxi to get back to our hotel after dinner. Seems simple. And getting the taxi was, just asked the waiter to arrange for one after we finished our meal, and the … Continue reading →