Another end of May rolls around, the bellhop to Summer. (Right this way, Madam Heat.) These last few days of May are a brief spot on the...

Part of the news cycle lately is the price of gas, and part of that story looks back to the gas troubles of the 1970s; a story, as it...

It’s mulch season, so you know what that means. Wheelbarrow Party Jam. That’s right. Loads and loads of mulch carted by wheelbarrow from...

All through the day, regardless of the troubles we face, there are things that exist in our lives that are positive, hopeful, beautiful,...

The other day, quite by happenstance, I discovered a slew of delectable grocery items hidden in the back recess of my pantry. There were...

If you ever want to internalize the basic truth that underneath it all we’re just human, do a sport. I’m talking about a level of...

There are two closet dwellers in my closet who are my people. They have strong opinions on matters of most anything; sit in one spot all...

You will understand that I am a qualified speaker on the subject before us, as my reputation precedes me in every arena, history, and...

The other morning, I came downstairs to the kitchen, rummaged through the cabinets, and carried over items for my daily morning ritual to...

Dear Shedland Members, As President of Shedland, I have initiated a new plan for accountability among our community. We all know how...

Sometimes we worry for nothing. The bad thing never pans out. The sky never falls. Then there are those times when we worry the sky will...

Recently I went for a walk around the maze of residential roads that fan from my parents’ home in New Jersey. I was staying with them for...

Beds are a place of comprehensive history. They’re where most of us are born, many of us die, and quite a few of us are conceived. We...

The call comes in the other day that my dad doesn’t have long. Two weeks? One? Not much. We knew this was coming, but now it’s coming...

Somewhere in a dark corner of my closet, tucked in a small sky-blue suede bag, is a pair of sterling silver earrings that I’ve hardly...

Dear Antenna Hands, What would I do without you, seriously? If I love anyone more than you it would be Feet, but there’s not a chance....

The old tongue twister ‘How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck would chuck wood?’ comes from the lyrics to a song in a 1902...

This is a true story of what happened recently on a residential property in Virginia. There are three accounts, each of which are...

Ostrich, where’d you go? I passed by the other day while visiting my old haunts, old running route, my old place. I saw your sprawling...

Sometimes we get lucky enough to know exceptional people. Exceptional can come in the form of people skills, career success, personal...