A nothing special day
Last Friday was a fairly quiet, nothing special day. The last business day before a holiday usually is.
The...
I don’t get the infatuation
I just don’t get it.
Hear me out.
I don’t get the continued infatuation with Donald...
Blue jays over the years
“The Simmons family was awakened early this morning by a fearful commotion among the hundreds of jay...
Grateful for family this Thanksgiving season
“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
Angelkeep: The funeral pyre of WCTTVC
R.I.P., — Rest in Peace, tall trumpet vine. You have served well for two decades.
Sadly this column bids...
The modern ways of the media. But…
This is a rant about paywalls. You are reading it behind a paywall.
But. Some paywalls are necessary. Some...
In search of the Big 5 on east African safari
As we rounded the corner on the dirt road in our green Toyota Land Cruiser safari car, almost out of nowhere I...
Does your body hate you like mine hates me?
Trust me when I declare that I am not competing for sympathy against folks suffering from cancer,...
Spain’s unique cultural celebrations are like no other
(Final column in a six-part series about Spain.)
Spain has long been one of...
A fuller notebook than normal: Is there any hope for this tax-addled brain?
Tying up some loose ends from a reporter’s “notebook” which has become overstuffed with spreadsheets and emails...