A Chocolate Lover’s Worst Nightmare
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK There are a lot of things in the world we like, but could live without. Our favorite TV shows, for instance. Sports teams, coffee (!), videos of cute kittens, even […]
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Singing The Snow Blues
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK Okay, okay, we get it: Mother Nature’s in charge. Back in 1978 I wrote in my high school paper that I got cabin fever and opened a window, only to […]
The Crystal Leather Anniversary
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK It occurs to me that this column comes out on March 5th, my third wedding anniversary. And by “occurs”, I mean my wife reminded me. As I wrote a few […]
The Horrors of Holiday Food
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK People, we need to talk about holiday food. I know what you’re thinking: “The holidays are over! Don’t make us rehash holiday hash!” Yeah, well, these days you’re never far […]
Former Olympic Events Leave Fans … Confused
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK I won’t dwell on the problems with getting the Sochi Winter Olympics ready in Russia, mostly because I dwelled on those last week. Instead, let’s look at some past Olympic […]
Deconstructing the Sochi Olympics
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK I kept hearing about some disaster that was going to happen in a place called Sochi this winter. Something about gay terrorists with torches attacking bad hotels during a heat […]
Forget Pot: Ban Potholes
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK Did you hear about the pothole that swallowed Cleveland? It spit the city back out. Thought it didn’t have good taste. Actually, a few years ago I wrote a story […]
It’s So Cold …
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK You’d think this weather would be perfect for “it’s so cold” jokes. You know: It’s so cold I saw a dog frozen to a hydrant. That’s an old one – […]
Murphy Proves Winter Prediction
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK Well, it didn’t work this time. My system didn’t work, and as a result, the Blizzard of ’14 was all my fault. I […]
A Night At The Opera House
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK Years ago I shopped at a place called Excel Home Furnishings on the north side of the Noble County Courthouse square. (I didn’t actually buy anything; I was still young […]