Conversation Killers. When a conversation comes to a screeching halt. When someone pulls the emergency brake during a discussion. Sure. You’ve been involved in a gabfest when something is said that suddenly sucks the air out of the room. And if you have multiple sclerosis, the guilty conversation killer may just be your illness! I’ve …
Let’s just call it mixed nuts. Very simply, a collection of unrelated subject matter thrown together in one can. Some call it eclectic snacking, while others think it is being plain lazy. (We could sort the nuts into separate cans….OR, we can lump them together.) (Who’s gonna buy a can of those over-sized, black nuts? …
It’s hot. I’m cranky. Let’s “Brain Drain.” Hold on. Hold it fella. Before you get started, don’t you think it may be wise to tell those unfamiliar with “Brain Drain” about the concept? “Brain Drain” is very simple. It’s my way of spouting off about dumb things happening around us. (I didn’t say it was …
An MS Hall of Fame, why didn’t we think of this before? Oh, that’s right–we probably did, but forgot. Every sport has its own hall of fame to immortalize heroes of the past. Every genre of music also has its own hall of fame to honor the greats. So I’m thinking we need a Hall …
I never had the urge to write about something so common. But this was beyond anything I had ever experienced. This was not just another rest room. And this was not just an ordinary hand dryer. This, my friend, was the McDonnell-Douglas of hand dryers. North Korea yearns to develop this type of hand dryer …
NOW I understand why Frosty got a little nutsy when the mercury began to climb. Sweating like Mike Tyson at a spelling bee, he was. If you are living anywhere south of the Arctic Circle, you know it’s been hot. Humid too. The dynamic duo of disaster for those of us with multiple sclerosis. “I’ll …
Because of no other pressing issues to write about, let’s take a gander through the headlines to see what’s happening….as My Odd Sock presents today’s Almost Evening News. The top story….The bikini made its first appearance on the beach, 67 years ago today. Also making its first appearance 67 years ago….people who shouldn’t be wearing …
Here is a moldy-oldy repeat. Enjoy. (I’ll be back on schedule at the end of this week) Sunday was the Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day. You knew that–I was just making it clear to the Taliban readers of My Odd Sock. The Fourth of July is the one day of the year …
I may have been away, but that doesn’t mean absurdity ceases to exist. It’s an ongoing thing. And quite irresistible to boot. Here are just a few examples I have found recently….. Starting Your Day The Woodchuck Way. The box of Kashi Go Lean cereal touts it being made of “Naturally Sweetened Fiber Twigs.” Mmm, sounds delicious …
“Man of Steel”, the new Superman movie, opened this past weekend with a $131 million dollar draw at the box office. I, on the other hand, NOT of supr-hero stature am rendered powerless during the summer months. He is the “Man of Steel.” And I am the “Man of Sock.” As an MSer yourself, you …
