Worthy to Print Column | Iāve Got a Feeling
You ever wake up in a funk? When I awoke this morning, I had the terrible feeling of doom. I donāt know why I felt this way, but it seemed as though I wouldnāt make it through the day, and not making it through...
Worthy to Print Column | Patience Is a Virtue
What is patience? In my handy College Funk and Wagnalls Dictionary, patience is described as āThe act of waiting calmly for someone or something.ā Now that we know what it is, can anyone tell me if you have patience? I used to have a...
Guest Column | Separating From Stuff Is Difficult, but Making a Difference Is Easy
February is the month of love, and certainly not the time to talk about breakups. But when it comes to separating from all the āstuffā in your life, the familiar refrain, āItās not you, itās me,ā rings true.
Editing might be a little painful, but...
Window on the World Column: Enjoy the Journey
Thereās a plaque leaning up against a tree in my front garden. Itās old and weathered; but the message remains solid ā āEnjoy the Journey.ā It will always live with me. It reminds me of my sister Rosie and her successful efforts to enjoy...
Window on the World Column | Sending Congratulations to Morghan and the Team
Sometimes it is a hard old universe to still be in old-style media, as opposed to social media that most people are familiar with in this modern world. Iāve been in, on or around newspapers most of my adult life and I still love...
Funny Papers Again Column | Crime and Punishment
For this weekās column I had a nice little piece forming about how to get on national television and make a fool of oneās self; based on personal experience, of course. But a situation arose right in front of my nose, or at least...
Worthy to Print Column | A Super Supervisor
You know I occasionally meet someone who has read my input for this fine periodical. They say something like, āOh I love your column and my mother never misses it.ā Occasionally, I even get questioned about how much the paper is paying me for...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Look at Calendars Old and New
As the first column of a new year on the olā Gregorian Calendar, one could hold the expectation that the tradition of making resolutions, presumably of personal betterment, containing a goal or goals. The history of this tradition is fascinating, and if you are...
Guest Column | Take Steps to Achieve Fitness Resolutions
Statistics show that nearly 3 in 10 Americans actually make New Yearās resolutions in an effort to hold themselves accountable. Such a practice is not new. Some 4,000 years ago, the ancient Babylonias made annual promises to the gods to pay their debts and...




















