"Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens; bright copper kettles & warm woolen mittens...." Yep, just like Julie Andrews, Here are a few of my favorite things. The dollar menu at any fast food place. Bumper cars at Adventureland. Love bumping into the other guy. Popcorn. Any ...
The church I attend, the Meskwaki Church on 5th school, is gearing up in big way to support Fisher's voucher school. Recently there have been several state courts declaring similar endeavors illegal. At least one Iowa former judge regarding this republican octane driven sketchorama is ...
Soon, I hope to see the Nativity displayed on the Toledo Fire Department lawn during the holy Christmas season. What an experience our little community had last year when opposition to the display threatened a tradition of many years. I am so thankful for the work of the Toledo Council and ...
Trump wants to deport illegals. The same Trump said he pardon people who attack the Capitol and yelled kill Mike Pence. It is Trump who marries foreign Bimbos and bring them here. It is Trump who pays porn star over $100,000 to keep her mouth shut. Republicans face facts Trump is idiot. That ...
Well, I have had a week. And in this week I have learned that I stay calm and in charge during an emergency — as long as I am the one having said emergency. Let's go back to last Wednesday, 9 p.m. I start to itch. My eyes start to itch, my forehead, my arms, my neck, my back, everything. I ...
Halfway through November means only one thing, IT’S CHRISTMAS TIME! While I am excited, many around me and online seem to be waiting to decorate and holding off on their bit of holiday cheer. In the last week I erected our Christmas tree, spent way too much money on wall decor, and cracked ...
My wife had to get her driver's license renewed years ago. She’s got a pretty smile and when she smiles, her whole face smiles! So, at the driver’s license renewal counter, I urged her to smile for her picture. Obviously annoyed and obnoxiously impatient, the clerk insisted that she not ...
The election has come and gone and oh boy am I thankful. Now typically I like to write something entertaining or at the very least a bit of food for thought, but today I am going to complain and wish certain things good riddance. Goodbye endless ads! I will not miss the way you draw the fun ...
Editor’s note: This column was written several weeks ago after the sudden passing of STC football legend Mark Fetter. As many of you know, many of my articles are about growing up in Chelsea during the 50's & 60's. Chelsea was a thriving little town, (ok, maybe not actually thriving but ...
November 11 is Veterans Day!! Thank you, Veterans, for your service to our country! We salute you and honor you, for you are a hero in every sense of the word, and we are proud of you! We’ve all done things we’re not proud of. In college, I got caught up in a crowd protesting the Vietnam ...