Orange dots on a field of blue. The perfect socks to applaud FC Cincinnati's first win of the season. But, more interestingly, this particular pair triggered a conversation about what exactly defines the ubiquitous Polka Dots. Most everyone who saw these today made gliv reference to polka dots. But, is that just because of dots? … Continue reading QIWAT: Is It Dots Or Is It Polka?’
Category: Questions I Want Answers To
Questions I Want Answers To: Where are we getting all these delicious pumpkins?
At this point, we’re 25 days into October. That’s 25 days of being surrounded, saturated, completely inundated with seasonal products boasting the much-beloved—and at this point ubiquitous—“pumpkin spice”. In fact, pumpkin spiced “stuff” has become such a bedrock of October (especially) and parts of November that I imagine most of you, upon reading those words above, immediately … Continue reading Questions I Want Answers To: Where are we getting all these delicious pumpkins?
“Portly” and the ghost of a “Husky” past
Because I’m an Old Guy now, it seemed to me that I should have some Old Guywear. Nothing as frightening as Pat Boone shoes or mid-chest-level pants or anything. But you know, maybe something a dude who was trying to pass himself off as being moderately mature might wear. You know, like a sport coat … Continue reading “Portly” and the ghost of a “Husky” past
Questions I Want Answers To: Do popes get exit interviews?
In case you missed it, word on the street is that Pope Benedict XVI, who rocks a not-unimportant role in the view of the world's one billion Catholics, woke up yesterday with a bit of a case of the Mondays. But where the rest of us have to deal with the start of a new … Continue reading Questions I Want Answers To: Do popes get exit interviews?
Questions I Want Answers To: What the shiny blue hell is ‘Almond Milk’?
As I was waiting at my usual coffee shop this morning for my usual 744-oz iced Americano – what? I need the caffeine. It's the only thing keeping me alive at this point – I noticed a small note on the cash register that read, "We now have Almond Milk." Well, OK. They have almond … Continue reading Questions I Want Answers To: What the shiny blue hell is ‘Almond Milk’?