Oh, my gosh. Spring has sprung. Ice and soil frost is gone. Mud has “set up” and not sloshy. The robins are passing through in force. The killdeers are back in the driveway and at the pond.... Read more

Folks, a year ago at this time I wuz scouring for comments about how long the drought wuz and how dry is wuz. Well, this year, naturally, I’m scouring for comments about how wet it is and ho... Read more

Well, the stack of “possible column stuff” surrounding and stacking up around my computer/desk or in my e-mail inbox is close to reaching crisis proportions. So I’m gonna wade through some o... Read more

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