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A day helping others to vote
May 14, 2008
I was in my early 20s. The ladies I would spend most of a day with every June and November were, shall we say, a wee bit older. » Full Story
Our old 'friends' are back
May 9, 2008
Is your scalp crawling? If not, you probably haven't spent much time outdoors in Hamilton County recently. It's been wet... very wet; it's been damp... very damp; and humid... very humid. » Full Story
Men, women, and paint colors
May 7, 2008
I realized recently just how much Dad loved Mom. Just how wrapped around her little finger he must have been... way back when they were first married in the 1950s... » Full Story
Preserving the Mother Tongue
May 6, 2008
There's a lot of debate these days about immigrants who cannot or will not speak English. » Full Story
On The Road Again: Part II
May 2, 2008
I know what you're thinking. "Where does that guy find all those places?" Mostly, I take the side roads. Mostly, I drive the by-ways, not the highways. » Full Story
Never ask what's in the cup
April 30, 2008
When did everyone in this country become a doctor, I thought to myself. » Full Story
An unexpected turn of the foot
April 28, 2008
If someone were to look up the word "klutz" in the dictionary, they would find prominently placed on that particular page a picture of me next to the description. » Full Story
A constant state of becoming
April 23, 2008
“Nothing ever is; everything is becoming.”Very deep, we thought. We would have to go home and ponder that awhile.
And ponder I did. » Full Story
Finding a place for everything
April 21, 2008
So now I’m unpacking boxes. Whether it’s again or still, I’m not sure. But I would say I’m making some progress again. » Full Story
Thirty-one days and counting for annual fishing tournament
April 18, 2008
The clock is ticking. They’re getting ready for the big dance. The Belles-of-the-ball...the Bass family, the Walleye family, the Crappie Family, and the Yellow Perch Family... » Full Story