T’was the Poem Before Christmas
I’ve been going through all the boxes of old paperwork in my garage attic—there were a lot of them—and I stumbled across one of my old columns. How old? Well, so old it’s never appeared […]
I’ve been going through all the boxes of old paperwork in my garage attic—there were a lot of them—and I stumbled across one of my old columns. How old? Well, so old it’s never appeared […]
Just a little fun from last year … or was it the year before? All these holidays tend to blur together … I always feel a little disjointed when the holidays arrive. I’m never ready […]
It was a strange day, in that I did home maintenance work, but didn’t get hurt. Not exactly. I closed all the storm windows, and replaced some screens. I still have creases in some of […]
Now, I want to start by saying I am NOT having heart problems. Originally I was going to start with, “So I went to the doctor to have my heart checked …” Which would have […]
Today is Columbus Day, when we celebrate the first European explorers to discover the Americas, which they weren’t, when Christopher Columbus landed on our continent, which he didn’t. Still, Columbus thought October 12, 1492, was […]
Deer are so common in Indiana that sometimes we forget they were once wiped out in the state. Now they’re back, wiping out cars instead, so you really don’t have to try to hard to […]
I have the same relationship with my dentist that many people do with family members: I love him and appreciate him, but I don’t actually want to see him. I suppose that’s not unusual, but […]
By now most people have probably figured out that an eclipse is coming this Monday, as it tends to do here in America every so often. Still, I’m not sure everyone’s completely clear on all […]
So … kind of a sucky week. Actually, all of July kind of sucked, and the first few days of August just went along with it. Come to think of it, 2017 as a whole […]
I’ve been feeling crappy the last several days: either an oncoming summer cold or a bad allergy attack (and/or lack of sleep This is a third shift worker’s go-to explanation for everything). Considering all the […]