Eastern Amberwing and other dragonfly delights
Orange is October’s color. Orange screams the horror of Halloween’s pumpkin-headed ghouls parading with a good witch’s...
Enjoying the festive fall colors that surround us
My colleague Doug Brown used this space last week to talk about the benefits of travel —...
Music for the road trip — for the most part,...
There are cool things and then there are really cool things. The “Road Trip” music channel on...
The importance of participation
Holly Gaskill
People often talk about “childlike wonder,” but I’ve been thinking about “childlike boredom” quite a bit...
Vacation aftermath
My wife and I rarely took vacations until recently.
Larisa and I placed our...
God’s Garden of Eden
If you began reading this column today due to the headline then it worked, but it was...
Overcoming my fear, and deserving an Oscar
Carrie Penrod
I loathe public speaking. My voice wavers, my hands shake, I look like one of those...
A couple of hours walking around Mayberry
My wife and I made a roadtrip earlier this month to Hilton Head, S.C., and we made...
1,700 miles later, he takes time to reflect on the trip
I am sitting rather securely at my desk in the office of Your Favorite Newspaper and I’m...
Another tentative step into this newfangled century
We’ve taken one more step into the 21st century. Still learning, though.
The Miller...