‘Tis the season to be jolly, or in the case of ol’ Nevah and me, ‘tis the season for attempted scamming — three times in three days. A gaggle of cyberspace scallawags tried three diffe... Read more
I sat down to write this column on Thanksgiving Day eve. I wondered what I could write about Thanksgiving Day that would be meaningful. Then, I opened my e-mail box and found a kindly friend... Read more
We’re experiencing “yo-yo” weather here in the Flint Hills this week. Temps have ranged from 8 above zero to a predicted high in the 60s tomorrow. The ponds are frozen over except aroun... Read more
Whew! This has been a busy week on a lot of fronts. On the sports front, my Kansas City Royals came up 90-feet and one run shy of sending the World Series into extra innings.... Read more
What will the world’s plant and animal population be comprised of 1,000 years from now? No one knows, of course, but I have some strong candidates with the survival skills to subjugat... Read more
I usually wait until the end of the week to write my columns because I’m expecting a good story to come my way accidentally. Well, this week I got more of an “accidental” story than... Read more
What in the world is the world coming to — a place where boys ain’t boys, girls ain’t girls, men ain’t men and women ain’t women? Apparently so in Lincoln, Neb., (Of al... Read more
The lame-stream media are making quite an on-going news story about the fact that in the U.S. 40 percent of all the food produced is wasted — most of it uneaten on plates or unsold in... Read more
One of life’s most enduring treasures and pleasures is spending quality time with friends. Last week I got to spend quality time with New Mexico friends, Albie and A. B. Kirky. They came for... Read more
Sometimes the opportunity presents itself for pulling off a practical joke that you just can’t afford to go by. Such an opportunity presented itself to one of my young neighbors, ol’ Will Pr... Read more
