A college friend owns a couple of homes in northeast Ohio, where we’re from. She also has been known to carry a pop-up tent in the back of her SUV as her nomadic job takes her around the country. She now works in the wilds of Fargo, N.D. “I am feeling like just riding out the rest of my ...
No, I haven’t started my Christmas shopping. I’ve bought nothing. Nada. Zilch. Zero. But I did begin my anti-shopping strategy — insulting, aggravating and otherwise alienating everyone I know. Once everyone no longer is speaking to me, the number of Christmas gifts I’ll be expect to ...
I try to be the most helpful husband possible. That is why I watch so much football. There are only so many times that Terry needs to chase me out of the kitchen before I pick up on her subtle message — “Get out of my way. NOW!” So I put my feet up and click on the game. To help. ...
I trust that you’re trendy enough to have ditched your top sheets. What? Don’t tell me that you’re still using those old things. I knew that I wasn’t with it, but I thought you would be. It seems that hipsters have put the top sheet to bed by leaving it off the bed. That leaves ...
I meant to write an insightful, thought-provoking column this week but got sidetracked scrolling through memes and social media wisecracks. It left me with plenty of imponderables to ponder: ・ How many boys are still stuck at the bottom of some abandoned well because they thought their dog ...
“Gramps, what was it like living before color?” The old man scratched his white beard. “Before color what?” “My teacher showed us photos from the old days. Everything was black and white.” The puzzled look on the old man’s face smoothed into a crooked grin. “It was a lot ...
