It was 1986 and there had been some bombings in Europe but I managed to convince everyone that a month long trip to Paris, France, at the invitation of my older cousin who was living there at the time, was a good idea. My cousin is the first to admit what a fucking nightmare that…

Pepsi was the Choice of the Next Generation—MY generation!  In this instance, the advertising worked incredibly well but, honestly, in a blind-folded taste test, I’m not positive I could taste the difference. Still, decades later, more out of habit than taste, I’d rather drink a Pepsi than a Coke. I grew up in Tucson where…