There was the usual chaos at the local Walmart that morning. Five registers were humming along while four hundred customers waited to check out. I was one of them. I only had a single item, cane tips, for $1.76. Because there was no express lane, I settled in line amongst the fray. It didn’t …
Many of our students are back in the classroom, but that doesn’t mean it’s not too late to pick up those ridiculous items retailers think we can’t do without. And who better than My Odd Sock to point out the dumbest products you’ll never need. Let’s get started and not waste another …
MS or not, each of us has our share of good days and bad. When in the middle of a bad day, the dark clouds seem to swirl around your head…bringing you down like water draining in a bathtub (minus the hair & soap scum). To avoid getting sucked down the drain of despair, folks …
“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 …
Mr. Bollenbacher was funny, quirky and a dead-ringer look-alike for actor Gene Wilder. As a high-school math teacher, there was no one better at his craft. He was my favorite. It was his tests I dreaded most. Mr. B’s geometry exams challenged our knowledge of theorems with his infamous “Always Sometimes Never” questions. …
It’s Halloween! The time of year that has become as fun for adults as it is for kids. Estimates say we spend eight billion dollars a year to celebrate with costumes, candy & decorations. Eight billion dollars…and this poor kid couldn’t look happier! Yeah, mom & dad thought it would be so cute …
In baseball, we have the double play. There’s the double dip ice cream cone. We have my favorite gum “Dubble Bubble.” And today, My Odd Sock “gimps” with….. ….double canes! …
She is. The icon of freedom. A symbol of hope. The emblem of opportunity. A welcoming foresight of a better life…and new beginnings. She is…Lady Liberty. And she is the motherly ambassador, the representative of all that stands for this great country of ours…thee United States of America! Since …
It’s time once again for “Brain Drain.” Time to open the pressure valve of My Odd Sock’s melon-head and let loose with some oddball subject matter. Buckle your seat belt and let’s open the floodgates like a Louisiana levee. Off we go…… Proof of Purchase Waistline’s aren’t the only things getter …
