Opinion

Trimming the tree Every year my partner and I put up the Christmas tree, and every year it feels like it’s more complicated than the year before, even...

Cowbird My winter hobby is feeding the wild birds and watching them from my dining room window. I usually see a pair or two of regal cardinals, groups...

‘Pay It Forward’ The local “Pay It Forward” group has been generously spreading joy to area families since 2011, so most people should be aware of the...

More Beatles As seems to be a tradition now, there’s a new Beatles-related thing coming out on Disney+ this week. Between the remastered and remixed r...

Is there anything left? Many people say boxing is the ultimate game of chess. It would only be natural to raise them with chess boxing. Without signin...

Give thanks Thanksgiving Day seems to be an afterthought for some people and, for others, no thought at all. The holiday has no meaning for them, and ...

Two short reviews This past weekend, I had the joy of watching not one but two new movies in theaters. And while they were both fun, neither of them r...

Greatest Hustler in Sports Throughout history, it’s been proven that one of the most efficient ways to gain power, money and influence is to take adva...

Old books The very large bookcase in my living room is loaded with old books of all kinds. They cover almost every subject including art, nature and w...

The gales came early Fifty years ago Monday was the infamous wreck of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, the American freighter that sank in Lake Superior duri...

Bye-bye Belichick? With the benefit of hindsight, it seems fair to say that Bill Belichick missed his best opportunity. The 73-year-old legendary NFL ...

No punctuation. With the exception of those people who take pride in their written words, the days of proper English have passed. It’s been happening ...

Daylight Saving Whine My conscious self might have gotten the memo about Daylight Saving Time, but my internal clock didn't pay attention at all. I us...

The magic break An ex-girlfriend's dad once told me that sports are the break from the realities of life, and that my life was dedicated to the break....

Boris Pasternak Last Friday, I tried to contact a man by the name of Boris, which is a very uncommon name these days. I was thinking about the name, a...

Halloween memories Seeing all the different activities happening this week to celebrate the Halloween spirit has had me reminiscing about all the wond...

Better not bet The recent arrests of Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups as part of federal gambling investigations lay bare a deep contradiction at the...

Stick shifts The days of stick shifts are dwindling away and they could become a distant memory. Less than 1% of American-made cars are manufactured w...