9/4/2006 9:23 PM
What do women want?
Kathy and I have been living together for nearly 30
years. Now you would think after all this time I would have a pretty
good idea what she was thinking. ...
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8/27/2006 8:06 PM
Personality
When Kathy and I began remodeling our 127-year-old
house, I promised her I would have it done "within a year, tops."
After all, I had more than a dozen years experience in the
construction business. "Trust me. I know what I'm doing," I assured
her - and I really meant it. ...
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8/20/2006 11:39 PM
Out of touch?
Remember that guy you went to high school with who was
the smartest kid in the class, but he didn't have the common sense
that God gave a crowbar. Ever wonder what happened to him? I think I
know. He's working on government-funded research projects. ...
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8/13/2006 8:00 PM
Not what it used to be
Being a Good Samaritan just ain't what it used to be.
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8/6/2006 9:39 PM
The Taiwan method
The one thing a woman wants most from a man is what he
can't give her - emotions. ...
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7/30/2006 10:10 PM
You'll love it!
Although all parents say we love the idea of spending
more time with our kids, that delusion lasts for about three days
after school is out for the summer. That's when mom and dad start
talking about all the benefits of summer camp. ...
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7/23/2006 8:57 PM
In
my life
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7/9/2006 10:09 PM
Wanting to believeIt
It seems we just aren’t as religious as we used to be.
Just drop by any church on Sunday and check out all the empty pews.
Although most people say they attend church regularly, the truth is
that only about 30 percent of us show up on Sunday. ...
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7/2/2006 7:20 PM
Small price to pay
Forty years ago the courts ruled that religion had no
place in school. Then they said that it wasn’t welcome on public
property at Christmas time. And now two federal judges have declared
that even in prison religion is unconstitutional. ...
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6/4/2006 10:09 PM
Summer of sadism
Several years ago Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in a
movie called ‘Running Man.’ It was a typical action movie with a
simplistic plot, wooden acting and far too much violence, but it had
one quality that made it an unforgettable movie. It rightly predicted
the direction that entertainment would take. ...
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5/21/2006 9:14 PM
Doing the right thing
I barely got this column to my editor on time this week
and it’s all because I tried to do the right thing. ...
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5/14/2006 10:33 PM
Only so much time
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5/7/2006 9:49 PM
No
big deal
One of the things on my “to-do” list this spring was to
fix the screen door on the front porch. The hinge had broken in
November and I had taken the door down to fix it. “No big deal,” I
told Kathy when I laid it against the wall. “I’ll get to this
weekend.” ...
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4/30/2006 8:38 PM
Priceless
A year ago I wrote about my friends Ron and Annie. They
were the perfect couple. Ron and I roomed together in college nearly
40 years ago. ...
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4/23/2006 8:57 PM
New tools, two bolts
You know the old saying, “In spring a young man’s
thoughts turns toward love.” Well, for us old men spring is when our
thoughts turn toward buying new tools. And that is exactly what my
friend Steve did last week. ...
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4/16/2006 8:32 PM
Get involved
Well, it looks like spring has finally arrived - and it
is none too soon for me. After burning 16 cords of wood - that’s about
32 pickup loads - to keep my house warm all winter, believe me, I am
more than ready for spring. ...
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4/9/2006 10:01 PM
So
who is right?
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4/2/2006 9:51 PM
Big Love
The one question that I hear most from my readers is
where do I get my ideas. "I could never come up with something good to
write about every week," they tell me. I'm not sure if they are giving
me a compliment for my creativity or a criticism for my lack of it,
but I'll assume the former. But the truth is that good story ideas are
not that hard to come by. Just watch television or read the newspaper
and there are enough weird things happening to write a column every
day. ...
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3/26/2006 11:03 PM
Murphy's Law
We Americans love to save time. Why waste two hours
cooking a roast dinner when a microwave can cook it in two minutes?
Now we can watch Judge Judy instead of spending all our time in a hot
kitchen. Television saves us wasting time reading books. Why spend
three days reading a book when we can get the same story in two hours
on television? Who cares if 'Romeo and Juliet' comes across more like
'The Dukes of Hazzard' after Hollywood gets done with it? ...
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3/19/2006 9:29 PM
All that was needed
It's a long way from San Francisco to the Statehouse in
Columbus - 2501 miles and 36 years to be exact. Let me explain. It was
the summer of 1970, the summer of peace and love, and what better
place for peace and love than San Francisco. So I quit my job, stuck
out my thumb and headed west. ...
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3/19/2006 9:29 PM
All
that was needed
It's a long way from San Francisco to the Statehouse in
Columbus - 2501 miles and 36 years to be exact. Let me explain. It was the
summer of 1970, the summer of peace and love, and what better place for
peace and love than San Francisco. So I quit my job, stuck out my thumb
and headed west. ...
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