INDEPENDENTLY SPEAKING

It’s my sixty-ninth birthday and I’m sitting in a meeting. As meetings go, this one’s not bad, but it certainly isn’t beer and smart talk...

I've been thinking about American Ninja Warrior and the development of the atomic bomb. Like you do... The book I've been reading, “The...

I’ve recently noticed a new hobby out there – buying a classic car from the year you were born and restoring it. My birthday is coming up...

Here's something to make your life better. Angel food cake for breakfast is basically like eating an egg white omelet. Okay, not exactly,...

Here on the prairie, life is good. Fall weather started out dodgy, but turned good, stayed good and now the ten day forecast is so...

We celebrated a great Halloween at our house. I don't often say that. We live a long way out in the country, so we never get trick or...

“One misty, moisty morning, when cloudy was the weather...” I can't help it. When I left the house Sunday morning, those lines popped...

I wish the world would understand that outside of Roadrunner cartoons, coyotes do not know how doorknobs work. Okay, I don't actually...

Well, that was fun. It was a productive summer, but a long one. I had twelve things on my to-do list, and I ended up crossing off eleven....

We've spent the last three weeks giving our dog a haircut. It’s not a full time job, you understand - the dog’s not that big - but fairly...