Menfolks are way more apt to give or acquire uncommon nicknames than gals are. Don’t really know why that it, but that’s the way it seems to me. I guess it’s just a “guy thing.” That said, I... Read more

As I write this column, the good ol’ USA is suffering the indignity of a  3-week partial government shutdown because Congress and the President can not hammer out a workable national immigra... Read more

Put away your long-johns, Union-suits and Mackinaws. Get out your tank tops, Bermuda shorts, and sun dresses. Summer is coming. Well, it’s headed our way, but, sure, it has a long way to go... Read more

The Flint Hills of Kansas are sort of a conundrum. To many, mostly travelers, but also some residents, it’s just a vast, seemingly empty, boring piece of geography. The travelers tell you th... Read more

When I heard the news that country music legend and co-star of Hee Haw Roy Clark had died, my heart took a sad beat or two as it brought back a fond memory of a day long ago when the paths o... Read more

Okay, here’s a humorous story that happened to me last week. Put your Mental Home Video on “Play” as I tell this story and you’ll enjoy it more vividly in your mind. I have a friend from Iow... Read more

Here’s a little tidbit that will make any youthful readers of my columns shake their heads and chuckle. After years of resistance, I got dragged kicking and screaming into purchasing a smart... Read more