We were supposed to be packing today. The list included scuba gear, sunglasses and flip-flops. When my friend suggested this trip back in March, we were all eager even though that nagging question kept popping up in the back of my mind. “Why would you want to travel that week? You realize ...
As you are reading this in your morning O-R, I imagine many of you are enjoying a nice hot cup of coffee and some breakfast. As I am writing this, I am enjoying a nice hot cup of coffee and no solid food for the day. No, I’m not trying one of those quick weight-loss cleanses that I hear ...
It seems as if we blinked and it’s suddenly late August. Where has the year gone all of a sudden? Kids are heading back to school already, football teams and marching bands are practicing, and high temperatures the rest of this week will only reach the unseasonably cool mid-70s. The dog days ...
A reader wrote to me last week suggesting a column on how to make sense of or cope with events such as the recent flooding in Washington County or the building collapse that trapped one woman and resulted in several residents and businesses losing everything.Local groups organized fundraisers ...
So, I thought I would write a column this week about something I have noticed over the past year. So, possibly you may have noticed this same phenomenon, too. So, I have to explain it to you using the same verbiage I keep hearing in everyday conversation. Get the picture?Why is everyone ...
It has finally happened. Remember the grumpy old guy or lady on your block who you were afraid of as a kid?I’m becoming that grumpy old homeowner.They’ve pushed me to it and, as that fabulous line from the movie “Network” goes, “I’m mad as (blank) and I’m not going to take this ...
