Mickey, Author at Life & How to Live It

Drawing Support

A good friend of mine - Bob LeDrew - is doing a bike ride from Toronto to Niagara Falls to raise money for cancer research and support programs. Among other…

What happens in Vintage Vegas…

What happens in Vintage Vegas benefits the Howard County Public Library System - sounds like a win to me! Thank you to everyone who made this year's Evening in the…

Supporting Local Libraries, One Drink At A Time

"Mickey, why are you a Celebrity Bartender again? It's not like you are a celebrity and you sure aren't a bartender. I've seen you at the fountain soda machine and,…

Pandora’s Rings

I'm really struggling with the Olympic games this time around. One issue is more political than cultural (the questionably timed legislation aimed at people who identify as LGBTQ in Russia), the…

Vintage 50s Hair-Don’ts

Sometimes, you're working from home and you take a short break and you think, "Self, I could totally test-drive that super intricate pin-curl video tutorial for the 50s glam hairdo for…

Trick or Moo

There is no part of our front porch that isn't awkward. It was clearly designed by someone who never personally used a front porch, possibly a space alien or a…

A Trip to the E Arrrrrgh

Once upon a time, a friend had a pirate-themed party to celebrate the release of one of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies (Part 17: Captain Grandpa Sparrow versus the…