My wife and I have no plans to conceive another child for two reasons: our advanced baby making ages and the fact that I don’t want my new son or daughter to have a friend named “Squid Game.” The oddly named friend could easily become reality if Gen Zers continue their infatuation with naming children…
World, I’m warning you: I am now gluten free. So if you see me, walk the other direction. You will thank me later. Then again, I probably won’t see you. Chances are, I’ll be squinting at a food ingredients label or worse, using my iPhone’s magnifying feature to do the work for me. You will…
Hi, Instagram! It’s Andrew. I have some, how should I say, personal news. But before I get into that, please “like” my page” and also follow me on YouTube, Twitter, Snapchat and TikTok. Oh, and I’ll have more details about this announcement on my podcast; so check that out too. OK, here goes. As many…
As fall beckons, I am beginning my yearly quest to shed those summer pounds using any method save the most obvious: Eat less food. I’ve heard the process of shoving fewer calories into my mouth produces wonderful results. Newly svelte friends rave about it; doctors — even those who spend most of their practice on…
I strolled into the small, empty health improvement store one humid Tuesday morning seeking a CBD-infused topical lotion for my aching back. “Strolled” is probably an overstatement; “gingerly crept” is more accurate. Back pain has that affect. Music from the thrash metal group Pantera greeted me as I passed shelves carrying products with in-your-face…
It never fails. All the good Father’s Day gift ideas appear after the holiday. I don’t mean to sound ungrateful. I loved the barbecue tools and swimmer’s headphones that my wife and daughters gifted me last month. But had I paid more attention to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ space quest, my wish list might have…
This online doctor column can also be found via Medium or Tribune Content Agency I swore I would never self-diagnose myself on the internet. But the pandemic made us all do weird stuff. A random sneeze, a cough or a meal that touched our palates but elicited no reaction from our taste buds sent us…
In case you need further proof that 2021 is every bit as nutty as its predecessor, need I remind you that in June alone we discovered our president likes to whisper when he makes a point. We saw a once highly respected federal prosecutor have his law license suspended, forbidding him to practice in the…
My buddy Tom called from New York and began reeling off his post-pandemic leisure schedule for the week: barbecue on Saturday, an old friend coming to town Sunday, his pool league on Monday. He paused momentarily. “This whole ‘getting back to normal’ thing is exhausting,” he said. I couldn’t agree more. At a maskless neighborhood…
When it comes to luck, my sense of timing could not be worse. If one lane on a congested interstate suddenly starts moving at normal speed, I just moved to the other lane, and am now sandwiched between two semis, both hauling explosives. If I schedule an outdoor party, local weather forecasters immediately start telling…