The minute I turned 16, I wanted to find meaningful, gainful part-time employment.  Instead I found Pizza Hut.   So much for changing the world, huh?  But when other companies turned their… Read more

This week’s assignment took me to lovely Reno, Nevada. Ah, Reno … it may be the biggest little city in the world, but it’s also the land that time eff-ing… Read more

Things I’ve learned … by trial and error.  (Uh, mostly error.) Three little words: I have a severe, rapier wit that most people don’t get.  I’m quick with a quip… Read more

Know what I love to watch? When someone’s shooting star goes Supernova! Rhiannon Ally is a perfect example of that. Not only is she a sweetheart, she’s a genuine knockout…. Read more

Well, today is the one year anniversary of launching MichaelMackie.com.  It was quite the undertaking, believe me.  I didn’t realize all the intricacies of putting together a professional website.  It… Read more

My British relatives love all things American.  It if smacks of Americana, they immediately sit up and take notice.  Fourteen seconds after arriving in the U.S., my cousin Iain asked… Read more

Being around my relatives for a week, I’ve realized one thing.  I’m the stupidest person on the face of the earth.  Six days ago, I considered myself to be a… Read more

Now that my English relatives have been firmly entrenched in the U.S. for nearly a week, it’s been interesting to watch them assimilate.   So far they’ve done a fairly good… Read more

My British relatives stumbled in to town over the weekend, and they were positively GIDDY despite traveling for nearly 24 hours. The minute they landed their heads started swiveling off… Read more

One of the single most surreal things to ever happen to me occurred when I was eight years old.   I was out flying a new kite.  It was giant winged… Read more