Blue jays over the years
“The Simmons family was awakened early this morning by a fearful commotion among the hundreds of jay...
These days, they’re not as lazy but much more crazy
Songs get stuck in my head from time to time. With the weather we’ve had lately, it’s been Nat King Cole singing...
No one’s happy. That might be a good sign.
Since stepping out of my comfort zone several weeks back and writing about the difficult topic of...
Hundreds of calls and we appreciate them all
We knew we were in trouble Tuesday morning. The machine that makes our printing plates had stopped working.
Plates...
A 13-hour road trip to make a day trip to Bluffton
My wife and I enjoy travel about as much as Rick Steves, and many of our trips...
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...
Thinking of friends as Fiona pummels Puerto Rico
The images and videos coming out of Puerto Rico on Sunday as Hurricane Fiona caused catastrophic flooding...
A Black Friday deal too good to pass up
I am not much of a shopper. You might say I am like water and shopping is...
No way to end a year. Way.
According to my calendar, the last week of the year begins on Christmas Day, the seventh-to-last day of the year.
Applying ‘caveat emptor’ to a growing problem
As I was packing up to head home from school one night last week, I heard my cell phone vibrate on my...