Window on the World Column | Traveling With a Cold
I couldnāt help it, I had to cough. My throat became the most horrendous tickle fest. It was coming; everyone was looking at me. Noooo! Then, once I started, I couldnāt stop. The lady near me swung around in her chair with her latte...
Worthy to Print Column: Itās Just a Phone
Do you have a āsmart phone?ā Iām not sure what makes a smart phone or a dumb phone, but Iām pretty sure I got the dumb one. I mean, I see folks walking around all day looking at their phones, and if the phones...
Window on the World Column | The Dog Noodles and Other Sad Stories
Something just crept up inside my tiny brain and said, āOh, you have vacation coming up next month with a lot of moving parts. Maybe you should check on some of those pieces?ā I do listen these days when the female intuition kicks in,...
Worthy to Print Column | My Good Buddy Jeff
I know that I have mentioned my good buddy Jeff before. He and his wife Brenda took a few days off to accompany my bride and I as we had a few days to do some exploring of the Mighty Mississippi River and the...
Worthy to Print Column | Finally!
For the readers who have been reading my thoughts for the past few years, you will be happy to know that my old ā56 Ford F-100 is finally on the road. Of course, it isnāt completely finished as I would like it to be...
Worthy to Print Column: Shocking Facts
What do you know about electricity? Surely you know not to hold both the common and ground wires while dealing with gremlins in your house or office. I found out that electricity, even if you canāt see it, can really give you a ride...
Funny Papers Again Column | Variation of Three Dot Journalism
When I was a lad I read the San Francisco Examinerās renown columnist Herb Caen, the inventor of Three Dot Journalism; a form this column ofttimes mimics. Caen wrote his column as a series of items separated by ellipses ⦠the word is Greek...
Window on the World Column | In the Bleak Midwinter
About this time of year ā February blending into March ā I can get really sick and tired of winter. Folks back home might have a chortle at that; because, yeah, I know, we donāt really have āwinterā per se in our neck of...
Funny Papers Again Column | Celebrity Sightings in South County
One of the favorite questions posted on social media is āWho is the most famous person you have ever met?ā; or some derivative thereof. Well, I have met many in my life, probably more than my share compared to the average life, but thatās...
Window on the World Column | Mapping Home
What you donāt always appreciate is how much you love your home when you are away and, especially, your critters. On about the third week of our trip, we started to really think about heading home. We were missing it. But we had a...


















