Genie in a Bottle

Sometimes, I long for a dull life. Just a simple, peaceful life where there are no daily crises, no high-drama moments, and no stories to tell. Oh, the bliss. Just a bland, grey life filled with nothing but yawns and cozy cat-stretches . . . this is the existence of my dreams.

Milestones, sports and otherwise, bare examination today

Have you ever just picked a day and looked back through history to see what happened on that date? Several sports milestones and even personal things are on the July 18 almanac page, so let’s look at a few... 1896 - James Foulis won the U.S. Open golf title at Shinnecock Hills in Southampton, N.Y.

Books on the road

In going through photos of my travels in the past several years, I’ve noticed a recurring theme I have. For some reason, whenever I see a bookstore, I’ll grab a picture of it. Not a “big name” book store—you know the ones, and I don’t need to mention them because they get enough advertising.

Updating Your Live Wells - Part 2: Reassembly

Okay, we have now completely taken everything out of the Bilge area associated with the Live Well upgrade that needed to be removed. NOTE: Take notes as you do the removal on positioning so you have them for the re-install. We now will start the re-installation of all the new stuff.

Abbott gives lawmakers initial marching orders for special session

G ov.

Getting canned

Well folks, it’s happened again.  Those who’ve read this column long enough will know that I’m a member of a minority Christian group, one that isn’t particularly popular. As a consequence, quite a few people spent quite a lot of time and effort trying to tear us down.

The neglected Reagan

Does anyone really know Ronald Reagan? In his new book “The Working Class Republican,” a bracingly revisionist account of the 40th president, Henry Olsen answers “no.

Current Guest

T his past week, my mother, my daughter and I went on a girls-only trip.

#CNNBlackmail

We interrupt our regularly scheduled discussion for this breaking news.  CNN, that bastion of “What were you thinking?!”, has just given the general public yet another reason to believe that all mainstream media outlets are corrupt to the core.

Making do

There’s an older phrase that people sometimes use to describe what we do when we can’t run out and buy the latest thing that comes off an assembly line somewhere. It’s called “making do.” We sometimes laugh at the older generation, born and raised during lean times.