Imagining improvements in theme park switchback queues — Welcome to Fantastic Voyage Theme Park where all of our guests' flights of fancy regarding their need for speed can be realized! Our rides are specially designed to cater to all levels of thrillseekers from the novice to the gut-wrenched diehards! …

Various stick figure family decals that caught my eye — I consider myself a pop psychologist of sorts. I’m usually interested in what motivates people to express themselves in particular ways. The simpler the method for me to find an answer to this quandary in reference to a person of interest the better. …

Plotlines in Season 4 struck me as odd because “adulting” as I watched — Stranger Things is a Netflix series that took streaming by storm in 2016. The intriguing mysteries of preteen characters from a small, Midwestern town who are filled with angst yet unceremoniously save the world have made binge-worthy TV. Subsequent seasons have had varying degrees of success in capturing the “lightning…

The top 4 dearly-loved products that disappeared after I backed them — In the U.S., the customer is always right! Right? Well, that has not necessarily been true in my experience. I have invested my interest and income in supporting certain food sold at restaurants and in stores, only to find those products eventually disappear from the menu or shelves. These revelations…

Why do we do this to our electorate? — Think back to the last time you had to shop for a worker in a skilled trade. Pipe dripping under the sink? Did you survey your friends and family for a plumber? Did you ask your source about the plumber’s work and whether one job requires multiple visits? When you…

I’m pissed! Update: the Medium moderators removed the account. Followers, please let me know if another faux-profile appears. I usually check Medium several times a day. I strive to become a more successful writer who is widely read on and off this site. One of the best techniques to build…

Mental musical bookmarks that fill my life’s mixtape soundtrack — I was floating around the FM dial looking for something that would catch my ear while driving to Chicago. The song that caused me to stop searching got me thinking about the power of songs that are bookmarks of memories. Friendship Homegoing “Human” by Human League was the song on the radio…

R&B songs for mom become classics while tributes to dad lag — The measure of a community’s values can be reflected by the songs that rise to the top of the music charts. A phenomenon that has occurred on the soul/R&B charts is the popularity of tunes that pay tribute to mother figures. …

Does Wordle’s gameplay history hint at a player’s personality? I got sucked into a Wordle craze by my family. I’d dabbled in playing the game to see if I could solve the puzzle. The attraction waned once I was successful once or twice. Then, my family set up a text…