Just like that, spring is here with a vengeance. Not exactly Batman-like vengeance, but close to. Easter has come and gone (my holiday was nice and quiet, thank you for asking), and springtime athletics are now in full swing. I’m going to introduce something that is not exactly new. ...

It’s a beautiful day in our neighborhood (shoutout to Mister Rogers). Having spent the last seven years as full time RV’ers in these United States, my wife and I decided to take that big step of, once again, buying a stick home. Our choices were, to be fair, a bit limited; our one ...

Perhaps every generation has felt this way, but it seems to me that things are accelerating at an accelerating rate. Inside a few short decades, objects that were a normal part of our lives seem to have quickly faded out of sight. Take typewriters, for instance. I began my news career typing ...

I am not a follower of Eastern religions, but there is an element of Buddhism in which I believe. It’s a phenomenon called “karma.” Contemporary poet Nishan Penwar describes karma this way: “Every act done, no matter how insignificant, will eventually return to the doer with equal ...

As of late, I haven’t kicked out anything really serious in my column. No serious calls for action. No hot takes on things going on within the community. So far, I’ve either written about myself (big whoop), sports or internet culture. At this time, it’s really not my place just ...

As much as I like to hide under a rock when it comes to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, I do like to visit YouTube and recently stumbled across the “Shorts” portion of the platform. The algorithm works its magic, giving me an endless feed of content — from sports and interesting facts to ...