Opinion
A carpenter I am not
Someone once said, “Find something you’re good at, and stick with it.”For some of us, we’re still searching for what that may ...
Commercial success? Highly unlikely
One of my favorite evening rituals is sitting down in front of the television and winding down before bed.I am usually tuned into reruns of The Big Ba...
Two floods and a wedding
Do you ever get an urge to jump in your car and go someplace on a moment’s notice? Well, that happened last year when our daughter and son-in-la...
More is not always better
“If I only had more,” said the people. How many of us have made (or thought) this very same comment? How many of us have envied or resente...
How about this idea?
Wouldn’t it be great to have our leaders (at the top if you will) display a sincere desire to resolve the present government shutdown by sharing...
Protecting Ohioans’ health care
Last month, a Texas judge handed down a despicable decision that threatens the health coverage of 20 million people and undermines pre-existing condit...
What will happen
The future is uncertain and often out of our control. Things just happen, no matter how much we prepare for them. Rich or poor we all meet the day the...
Revisiting Mark Twain
It seems to me that my memory has a will of its own - you know, sometimes when I try to remember something it balks and then, later says in effect ...
A pragmatic approach to resolutions
As I pause to look back over my accomplishments versus my resolutions in 2018, I notice a couple of things. First, the overwhelming urge to drift off ...
Remembering pets during this time
Kids dressed in fur — is what I, and many other animal lovers call our much-loved pets. They jump for joy to greet us when we enter the door. Th...
