Mack's Corner

Really Should.. A few years ago I developed a little "Tennis elbow". It was one of those things where it didn't hurt unless I picked up a cup of coffee, or opened a jar. It was great for "Really should" problems, like "I really should take out the garbage but my elbow kinda hurts" or "I really should give the kids a bath while my wife has gone to the grocery store, but I'm really into this 65 to nothing football game and my elbow still... Read More

Remember the future I had to go buy a new pair of running shoes one time . They were not really for running, they were mostly just goofin' around shoes for sitting around the house or just wearing to get comfortable. The problem with the ones I had was not that they were worn out but that they never fit. My "Comfy" shoes hurt my feet. I tried 5 different types of insoles, laced them differently, wore them on the wrong feet, wore them without socks, with super thick... Read More

CheckList Every time I go through a carwash I have a little panic attack. I was in the one at the one on the corner one day. I was getting "The Works". It sprayed that blue soap on my car (You can't see out after it covers your windows). Then those big spinning brushes started moving, starting at the front and moving to the back. I had this strange feeling that the car was moving forward. I pushed harder on the brake,  but the more I pushed the more it... Read More

A Perfect 12 I was watching one of my favorite movies, "Tin Cup". It's about a golf pro at a driving range in west Texas that gets to play in the US Open. His driving range is little more than a shack with some barrels out in a field with distance markers painted on the side. He's a great golfer at times, but he always has to "go for it" on shots that are almost impossible. Most of the time he falls apart trying to make one impossible shot. So... Read More