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Middle-school dance sends Mom into panic mode
May 20, 2012 When you first become a mother, 18 bajillion thoughts simultaneously flood your brain. more »»
Drink coffee, live longer
May 20, 2012 This just in from the world of science: Coffee drinkers live longer. Sugar decays the brain. Therefore, coffee with sugar creates stupid people who live on to annoy us forever. more »»
Thirty years old and going strong, despite clear Pepsi
May 20, 2012 I wrote a few weeks ago about how I was turning the dreaded age of 30 and after a few weeks of living as a non-20 year old, I realize that it isn’t that bad. more »»
Do what you’re told, or not
May 18, 2012 One day years ago, my wife and I were traveling to New England through northeastern Pennsylvania. We had picked out a motel that seemed easily accessible from a travel guide. However, we got los. more »»
‘Pink slime’ unfairly maligned
May 17, 2012 While there aren’t large beef cattle herds locally, a lot of beef is produced in the smaller herds and from dairy farms where cows are no longer productive for milk but can be sold for beef. more »»
Take the road less traveled
May 16, 2012 There is a poem I like that was written by Robert Frost and it is titled, ‘‘The Road Not Taken.’’ I have liked this poem since I was young. more »»
Fairies not the only miniatures
May 14, 2012 What is it about miniatures that everyone finds so fascinating? Just like gardening has seen a resurgence in interest in the past 20 years, so has the world of miniature. more »»
A secret society reveals what makes it the best
May 13, 2012 There is a secret society. more »»
Warren renaissance makes me a proud native
May 13, 2012 Like most early twenty-somethings, the urge to flee the nest increasingly starts to set i. more »»
Going ape for iPads
May 13, 2012 Remember that old story about how an infinite number of monkeys pecking away at an infinite number of typewriters eventually will produce Shakespeare? On the written page, I mea. more »»
‘Permanent record’ and other scary stories
May 6, 2012 Editor’s Note: Cole suffered an unfortunate accident with Silly String. He should be untangled from the worst of it by next week. more »»
Lions give the gift of sight
May 4, 2012 Most of us rise each morning and can gaze at the morning sun and simply see all the scenic views and the people who are a big part of our daily live. more »»
Loan debate hits close to home
May 4, 2012 As the number of columns I have left to write dwindles (sigh), I’ve decided to spice things up a bit in the few that remain and go out in a blaze of glory. more »»
Award-winning kids books focusing on food
May 3, 2012 ‘‘How Did That Get In My Lunchbox?: The Story of Food’’ has been named the recipient of the 2012 Ohio Farm Bureau Award for Children’s Literature. more »»
Not all herbs are for eating
April 30, 2012 Common garden herbs, such as basil, oregano, marjoram, chives, parsley and sage can quickly fill not only an herb garden, but your pantry, too, if you save what grows over the summe. more »»
A day sent by Murphy turns out to be A-OK
April 29, 2012 I never met this “Murphy” character whose laws are so very infamous. But the dude just ain’t right. And the other day, I found myself right in the middle of a day that he clearly designed. more »»
Time to clean out the clutter, cobwebs and memories
April 29, 2012 There’s no place like home. There’s definitely no place like my home. more »»
You can be your own best friend
April 29, 2012 So as I was telling myself the other day, talking to yourself isn’t weird. “You’re so right,” I answered. “Well, not too weird, anyway.” Oh, stop looking at me in that tone of voice. more »»
Tales of tropical islands
April 27, 2012 One April morning, two men surprisingly poked their heads up out of a large body of water off St. John’s Island in the Caribbean. more »»
Making compost is first rule
April 23, 2012 If you are a gardener, April is probably your busiest month. more »» |
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