Food for thought on lawsuits, vaccines, gas prices

Might wonder why our legal court systems are over-burdened. It seems attempted lawsuits come from everywhere. Here’s a prime example of a recent issue: The elephant “Happy” at the Bronx Zoo is not a person.

Immigration a hot topic in America since Day 1

Immigration has been a near-daily national topic recently by United States politicians and this country’s citizenry. Actually, the subject is nothing new.

Born in a hotel tale nothing compared to Churchill

Over the years I raised a few eyebrows when in a conversation about someone asking where I was born. My answer, “In a hotel” generally left a puzzled look on the face of the listener as he/she hesitated to pursue anymore questioning.

Modern era technology can make a guy feel foolish

Time sure flies when you grow older. We guess we shouldn’t complain. At least we’re still around. Time flying was evident in our household a week ago when we were searching for the American flag to fly for the Memorial Day on our home’s flagpole.

Constant change includes keys, Husker football

When you’re married over the years you accumulate a lot of things. Recently we discovered one of those “things” can be a lot of keys.  We have six doors in our household that require a key or can be locked. Sounds simple until we discovered we had 19 keys that matched only two of the six doors.

Trip down memory lane both special and sad

Like many of us we have been making visits to cemeteries prior to Memorial Day decorating graves of our loved ones. Sometimes that requires trips out of the immediate locale to pay our respects.

Here are a few definitions not found in a dictionary

It may come as a shock, but I do turn to my dictionary for certain definitions while I am composing a column. I’ appreciate if you didn’t accuse me of fibbing. However, I have come across some amusing definitions not found in Webster’s New World Dictionary thought might draw a smile.

Sealed mail-in ballot best option in our home

It was a busy day at the courthouse a week ago Thursday (April 28) when taxes would come due on May 1(Sunday) and state and county offices were also closed on Friday (April 29) for the state Arbor Day holiday.

Anxious for return to normal, whatever that is

A Pittsburgh  newspaper humor columnist and author Tom Purcell made the comment  of a quote often attributed to Ben Franklin or Mark Twain and he felt no truer words had ever been spoken. The quote: “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain but death and taxes.

Great-grandparenthood feels mighty nice, X2

We once believed there was nothing sillier than grandparents when their first grandchild is born. Now we acknowledge great-grandparents could be more than a challenge to our belief when a first great-grandchild comes around.