MARIO KIEFER

And this is why I drink . . . RIC: Yea! Spaghetti night! ME: I am not making Bolognese tonight RIC: But I love your Bolognese. ME: Don’t...

And this is why I drink . . . RIC: Good morning! ME: Good morning. RIC: Happy Anniversary. ME: You, too. RIC: I made reservations for...

Ric, You are a pain in my ass. You drive me insane with your constant demands. I hate when we are watching television and you leave the...

And this is why I drink . . . RIC: The month is almost over and you have hardly made spaghetti at all. ME: Fine. I will make spaghetti...

I came to a realization this morning People and dogs really are not that much different from each other. Each each just wants to eat,...

Once upon a time, the consensus was that the sun revolved around the earth. But Galileo Galilei did not accept this orthodoxy, so Father...

And this is why Ric drinks . . . ME: I am not making spaghetti tonight. RIC: But it’s Sunday? ME: Still, I am not gonna do it. RIC: Why...

And this is why I drink . . . RIC: It’s Sunday. What do YOU want for dinner? ME: Are you actually giving me the choice? RIC: I realized...

I am never surprised by another’s level of self-awareness (or lack thereof). That’s just human nature, after all. But what does continue...

The Russian government is using “influencers” to spread its message in Russia. The American government is using “influencers” to spread...

And this is why Ric drinks . . . RIC: Yea! It’s Sunday. ME: It’s just another day. RIC: No. It’s Spaghetti Sunday! ME: I found this...

Let me be very clear here. I do not want there to be any doubt about where I stand. I do not want to hear from anyone that I did not tell...

And this is why I drink . . . RIC: Good morning. ME: Good morning. RIC: How’d you sleep? ME: Very well, if you don’t count the million...

And this is why I drink . . . ME: I am not making spaghetti tonight. RIC: Why not? ME: We have too many leftovers. We need to eat those....

And this is why I drink . . . RIC: The weekend had just been dragging by! ME: Dragging? It seems like Friday was just yesterday. It’s...

And this is why I drink: RIC: [Watching a Hallmark movie] ME: Haven’t we seen this before? RIC: No. ME: Are you sure? It seems so...

I read a news story reporting that a NYC actress was fired from her job for something she posted regarding the funeral of a recently...

. . . and this is why I drink. RIC: [Reaches over in bed and gently shakes me] Are you awake? ME: [very light sweet-sounding snore] RIC:...

Some see what was. Others see what could be. Very few see what is.

The new refrigerator arrived and was installed last week. The new Keurig arrived as well. I connected the water to the Keurig and fixed...