Juries: Do Your Duty
On top of voting in this sewer of a political season, I’ve been tapped again for another civic duty: a
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Is It Over Yet?
It’s October. Time to get Halloween outfits. So will you be getting the Donald Trump or the Hillary Clinton mask?
Read moreNormal’s Just a Cycle on a Washing Machine
By the time this goes to press, we will have survived the political conventions, the Olympics (without doping or Zika,
Read moreI Need a Vacation from Vacation
When I asked my son how his family beach vacation was, he reminded me that going to the beach with
Read moreLiving Free From Food Guilt
By the time this goes to press I will be on a well-deserved vacation … from being good. I’ve been
Read moreMail Tale: Case of the Missing Results
I’m PO’d. Once again I’ve been Post Officed. Three times, actually. It does seem unfair to pick on the U.S.
Read moreFlashback to the ’90s Feels Too Familiar
The dateline was May 15, 1997. The headline on my column was: “Somehow The Donald, Miss Universe is One …”
Read moreTaxes and Death Go Together
April is a happy month: along with the pollen, love is in the air. What’s not to love about longer
Read moreHarmless Hope: Lotto Dreams Dashed
I didn’t win the $1.6 billion Powerball lottery last January. But then neither did you. As the man says, “You
Read moreDon’t Expect New Year’s Resolutions in Politics
February is an interesting month. Sort of a transition time. We’ve survived the longest, coldest, dreariest month, and the State
Read moreTraveling Out of Africa
It’s 2016 and I’m a little bummed. 2015 was my Year of Adventure when I crossed off of my bucket
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