We interrupt this series of columns on serious subjects that matter to take on a subject that really matters. Well, sort of. What is that subject, you ask? Stores that you frequently visit and which—out of the blue—move much of their merchandise to different parts of the store. ≤ ...

As I finish this column it is snowing outside and a look at the radar indicates a classic “lake effect” fetch driven by winds from the southwest has set up over the north county. I recently read a book by a Syracuse University professor and was surprised to find out that prior to weather ...

The crazy idea of writing a book did not surface early. I had to wait until sanity abandoned me. A devoted reader since I was a kid, I always thought that books were the result of brilliant minds, great imaginations, and writerly skills. Ordinary people like me didn’t write books. But you ...

One of the finest non-fiction writers of our time is still writing. His name is John McPhee, and he is now 92 years old. He has decided that he will keep on, keeping on by writing until the day he dies or is no longer able to write. His friends suggested that he publish some of his unfinished ...

Days after being elected from County Legislature District 12 which includes the entire Lutheran Campus in Jamestown, came the shocking news that Lutheran was permanently closing its nursing home. Now is probably a time for many questions rather than definitive answers as to what is going ...

Today’s Thanksgiving column, which first ran in 2021, has excerpts from my 2021 eulogy for Mrs. Elf and is in thankfulness for our marriage: ≤ ≤ ≤ Once when you, My HilaryLove, came to visit, you shared strategy for five-card draw. Including this: When you have nothing in your ...