by Mark O'Brien | Aug 10, 2020
Since yesterday was Sunday, since Anne and I had no immediate plans for the day, and since Sunday breakfast is a thing, I decided to surprise Anne and make the perfect breakfast for two. I began by slicing scallions, mushrooms, and some Trivial Prosciutto (that’s the...
by Mark O'Brien | Aug 3, 2020
While idly perusing Fast Company online, I came across an article. Before I get to that, however, I’d like to make a few things clear: I came across the article on a Saturday, so I wasn’t procrastinating. Okay, I might have been procrastinating. But my...
by Mark O'Brien | Jul 20, 2020
The esteemed philosopher and philanthropist, W.C. Fields, once said: “There comes a time in every man’s life when he must take the bull by the horns and throw it.” And so it is that fast-food giant, Burger King, and its parent, Restaurant Brands...
by Mark O'Brien | Jun 23, 2020
I don’t know if there’s necessarily been an uptick in celiac disease. But since the onset of COVID-19, there’s been a markedly discernible increase in bellyaching. Contrary to the intentions of the Founding Fathers of these here United States, we want to be completely...
by Mark O'Brien | Jun 1, 2020
In the midst of (1) the global coronavirus pandemic, (2) a black man was killed in Minneapolis by a white police officer, who now stands charged with murder for taking that man’s life. Evidently, those two things weren’t enough to satisfy our appetite for...
