All Scottish food is based on a dare.

Some days my brain is calm and orderly.
This was not one of them.

This morning I had a conversation with an elderly man about old cars. We were talking about some of the crazy modifications people make to "modernize" classic cars. He said, "Kids today are used to driving appliances."

I'm old enough to remember when evangelicals worried we might have a Roman Catholic President (JFK).
Today evangelicals are the largest bloc of those supporting a Roman Catholic candidate for President.

The chances of finding a fast food joint on your side of the street are inversely proportional to your degree of desperation to find a public restroom.

Maybe I'm late to the party but today I encountered the phrase "velvet socialism" to describe what is perceived as the administration's efforts to centralize social programs within the federal govt. It contrasts with the violent socialism revolutions in the Soviet Union, China and elsewhere in the 20th century.

I'm grateful for my kids and their efforts to keep their dad from committing serious fashion crimes. I knew not to wear socks of any length with sandals, even if it is standard attire here in Sun City. But how was I to know jean shorts were all wrong? And belt clips for your cell phone - where was I supposed to have read that was no longer allowed?

So to avoid being one of "those" parents I pitched the belt clip a couple of years ago and now keep my phone in my pocket. But I'm not happy about it. Belt clips made perfect sense. Keeping a cell phone in your jeans pocket does not. There's the issue of "beeps" emanating from that area of my anatomy. (I programmed "The Hallelujah Chorus" as the ring tone for an incoming call from Pam. How 'bout that coming from your pants?!) Never mind the more obvious problem.
"Is that a cell phone in your pocket or...."
If I'm driving and my cell phone rings (it's legal in AZ to talk on the phone while driving) there's no way I can get it out of my pocket without first undoing my seatbelt and hoisting my butt 8" off the seat. If I take my phone out of my pocket before I get in the car the odds of me leaving it there in the console when I get to my destination are at least 50/50.
And I have a small, basic phone. What do guys with smart phones do?
The price of cool is almost more than I'm prepared to pay.