‘Without a song, the day would never end; without a song, a man ain’t got a friend; without a song, the road would never bend – without a song.? — Elvis Presely * * * I think something is terribly wrong with me. This revelation started to show itself this past winter (you remember, the […]
You know, it wasn’t that long ago (actually it was exactly one year and four months ago — I know, cuz I just looked it up) that I railed against the ominous intrusion in our lives that was then and is now Facebook. On March 13, 2013 wrote I, ‘Facebook is taking over folks’ lives. […]
I wrote this bit of a slacker-post-holiday Don’t Rush Me column, last Tuesday. Then I erased it (or, more honestly, back spaced over the already typed letters) and decided a different tact. The tact I chose is questioning and then going off the reservation to pose a fantastical situation that will never come to pass […]
With little fanfare or excitement or coverage by any electronic media platform known to man or woman, July waltzed into our lives as Community Newspaper Month. Across these fruited plains community papers, free and paid, with and without news are ‘sposed to stop, and take a bow. It ain’t gonna? happen. Community paper people are […]
You may or may not know this, but I was on vacation over the span of two weeks (but for only six days). Always wanted to go to Maine. The opportunity came up, I jumped and the rest is history. I went to Maine. This column is not about what I did on that trip. […]
I love alliteration almost as I love it when people, of their own volition, take time out of their lives and read what I’ve written. And, I love that almost as much as I do when those some individuals then take more time out of their lives (time they will never get back) and write […]
This column is a little late getting out of the hopper. About two months late. Which can mean one of two things. 1. It’s really gonna? be a gem — something well worth the wait because I’ve thought about it so much, or; 2. It’s really going to suck and be a total waste of […]
Two totally unrelated events happened to me this week that got me a-pondering. One of the coolest parts of being ‘the? local newspaper guy (look at my business card if you don’t believe me) is local history. I love hearing, discovering all the neat little things that have had happened to make each of our […]
While spring kinda dribbled in this year, this weekend marks America’s opening to summer. If we are lucky, the sun will be out and the temperatures will be above 50 for all our parades and Memorial Day ceremonies. A quick check to the Weather Underground website, predicts 80 degrees and a chance of rain in […]
I read a blog (notimetoclean.wordpress.com) about cleaning and organizing junk drawers. Inspired, when I got to work on Monday, I opened the desk drawer that normally stays closed, except when I open it to throw more stuff in there. Wow! It’s funny how many things a desk drawer can hold. I felt like a fedora […]