To say that McDonald’s is an iconic brand is an understatement. It’s one of the best-known brands in the world. They’ve done a great job naming their distinct menu items, like the Big Mac, Egg McMuffin, McGriddle, and Filet-o-Fish. Even their mistakes, like the McDLT and McLean, are well known. But one of their most…
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Over the last few years, I’ve paid more attention to youth sports than I did in decades. And one of the most significant changes I’ve noticed since my playing days is the emphasis on good sportsmanship. While coaches always stressed being a good sport in my youth, it wasn’t a big deal. We all had…
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Yesterday, I read a story about a group called Root Nashville, offering free trees to county residents. There’s no catch; they’re just trying to help beautify a city that some say is growing too fast. They’re giving people a choice of five different trees native to the area. The giveaway reminds me of a program…
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Tipping fatigue is something that many people are talking about. Many say that giving a tip for good service is an American concept. But lately, it seems out of control. So much in our world changed with the COVID-19 shutdown a few years ago. Even after the world reopened, many service-oriented businesses continued to struggle….
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New words are always being added to the dictionary. When someone coins a word to explain something new, it only makes sense to legitimize the word. Shrinkflation is a great example. It’s a term created in the last decade to describe something new we were witnessing in stores. Manufacturers were looking to find new ways…
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My mother taught me how to play solitaire when I was four or five. And I’ve been playing ever since. Whenever I got bored, I could pull out the playing cards and play a game or two or ten. Kids today don’t have the same problem. Ever since the internet came into our lives, there’s…
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Sometimes, events in life remind me of how long I’ve been on this earth. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it’s usually something simple. Last weekend, my niece Hattie played Pac-Man for the first time. My sister-in-law’s kids got a tabletop version of the game for Christmas, and their 12-year-old cousin decided she…
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In the last few years, water bottles have become a status item. People, young and old, judge you by the brand of bottle you carry—they judge the color of the bottle and the accessories you include. I don’t know why they matter. But water bottles aren’t anything like the one I had on my bicycle…
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It’s been a brutal Summer. The heat and humidity never seem to break. Most days in July we had a high temperature of over 90 degrees. And August is starting the same way with another heat advisory. When I was younger, I never worried about the heat or humidity. But, like many others, as I…
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When people come to Nashville, one of the first things they notice is all the cranes building high-rise buildings throughout town. Everywhere you turn, new buildings, big and small, are being constructed. The 7-Eleven convenience store chain was here many years ago and then left. But as Nashville grew, they decided to come back. At…
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