Our entire family came down with COVID recently and we’re all fine but I have a few observations.  The first is a serious public service announcement: Don’t put your health at risk, get the vaccines. All three of us were vaccinated, but I was the...

Fall is such a beautiful season, but not because of the crisp air and lovely colors. It’s because I’ve finally got a chance against the mosquitoes. They’ve been mocking me since May, laughing at my efforts to keep them out of the house, feasting on...

This is a story about setting goals and achieving them, in this case my goal to acquire a new television. I’m sharing how I accomplished it in case you are a goal setter too. And I should clarify. It’s not just buying a TV when...

Turn on the lights, the (ant) party is over It’s hard to sleep when you know the ants are on the march. I mean, they’re always on the march somewhere – you probably didn’t know that – but it’s when you know they are marching...

In a stunning rebuke of the pandemic, I went to a movie. in a movie theater. Twice. And now I am pondering whether I am done going to the movies. It’s not the experience it used to be. One problem for the industry is fewer...

OK, so you’ve fallen for the bait. You’ve jumped into this column looking for valuable marital insights from an experienced husband, and by experienced I mean a man on his second marriage. You’ve got two choices: Don’t listen to me because I screwed up my...

Moving to a plant-based diet is something my wife and I discuss from time to time, usually over chicken dinner. Notice I did not say vegetarian, which means I would not ever eat meat, versus “plant-based,” which is the newer, trendy term that you can...

Sooner or later you reach the point in life when you don’t have to get injured to be injured. Things just hurt and you can’t even say when or how it happened. For no good reason, you’re injured. Went to bed the other night feeling...

I lived 50-something years on Earth without seeing James McMurtry live in concert, which I needed to remedy because I often turn to him when the moment calls for reflection. McMurtry, 60, is a singer/songwriter, known as much for the brilliance of his writing as...

You can’t escape your redneck past, and I’ve given up trying. I can only hope to contain it. With a tomato plant. And that’s what precisely what I’m doing. Now, I’ll be the first to admit that our array of 5-gallon, recycled, food-grade white buckets...

Only in professional golf can something that makes the sport take even longer be called an innovation. Even better, this breakthrough involves putting, which already was the slowest part of the game. Apparently not slow enough. PGA Tour pros who don’t rate as the greatest...

I’ve located the most responsible citizens in Washington DC, and you’re going to recognize this family as a symbol of America. I’ve been observing them for a while now. They are vigilant and hard-working, they care for one another, they work together to achieve their...

The word going around is that we all need to start growing the five foods we need to survive and as soon as I go buy the barbecue potato chip seeds I’m ready to get started. Hopefully they’ll be near the omelet seeds and the...

It’s cherry blossom season in Washington DC, and I can personally assure you it’s also a great time to see squirrel balls . The cherry blossoms only bloom once each year. And if you think you can see squirrel balls just any old time, read...

For those of us who can remember vividly Tiger Woods’ historic victory at the 1997 Masters, his return to competition at Augusta last week was inspiring and bittersweet. We’re all happy he’s alive. The attention coming in to the tournament was on whether Tiger’s rebuilt...

I recently tested negative for COVID and apparently it was a real missed opportunity. Let me explain. Each January, I serve as master of ceremonies at the American Football Coaches Association convention, which was held remotely in 2021 but in 2022 returned with a highly...

If you’re reading this and you’re a man, something unusual already has occurred, and I’m not ruling out that a woman had something to do with it. Most habitual readers I know are women. Or it could be that you are a true maverick, a...