Category: Columns
Cold, Cold Go Away
NOTE: I wrote this column a while back when it was really cold, but never posted it. Since it was in the single digits this morning, I thought I’d finally get around to doing that. I know it also snowed…
Family Viewing Options
We have a ton of options on television these days. Personally, I love this fact. I can do nothing but scroll through the options over and over again seeing what I could watch if I really wanted to settle on…
Brian the Builder
As I wrote this, the pieces of my new computer sit in several boxes in my basement. I didn’t go on some angry tirade and break the thing apart. The shipping company didn’t drop a box and shatter the thing….
Win Some, Lose Some
Sometimes I think we have progressed as far as we possibly can as humans. We have sent astronauts to the moon. We have built vehicles to explore other planets. We continue to seek the outer reaches of the galaxy. As…
The Travels of Lucky Charms
When you grow up with a large number of siblings like I did, you have difficulty trusting people. That’s just the nature of a big household, especially when you are the youngest. Sure, you have a great support system, but…
The Snuggie Predicament
The way people react to change fascinates me. As a society, we have so many new things at our disposal, but sometimes we simply retreat into a stubborn position and wish everything would just always stay the same. That’s a…
Out of Gas
I had a few things I wanted to accomplish on the first Sunday of December. I had a few errands to run, a meeting to attend, and I wanted to take a nap before the Ravens and Steelers played that…
Happy Holidays – Like It Or Not
As each day gets us closer to Christmas, I enjoy this season more and more. Not the season of giving or the season of celebrating. The season of annoying people who don’t like Christmas or things associated with this time…
Peanut Butter Burger
One summer in college, I went to Los Angeles to spend the week with a few friends. One of them helped open my eyes to the many wonderful uses of peanut butter. I had only believed that you could use…
Running Wild
Three quarters of the way through my running race at Hanover High School a couple of weeks ago, I sighted my target. I had tried to remain non-competitive in the race. I signed up to help myself stay in shape…