My mom could be described as “salt of the earth.” So, too, could all of her siblings, my aunt and uncles. And that would have been their undoing if they’d wanted to work for Thomas Edison. Read more
“The things you see when you don’t have a gun.” Read more
When you teach in college the only opportunities you have to read for pleasure are summer and Christmas break. You might squeeze something in … Read more
Nothing labels me more an old guy than my delight in proving computers aren’t as smart as they think are, or better said, as smart as we are l… Read more
I can’t put on a sport coat or suit jacket these days without finding a mask in the breast pocket. Read more
Christmas fell on a Thursday in 1969 which meant in order to take the day off, the staff at our Sunday paper had to get a lot of work done on … Read more
Jimmy O'Donnell Jr. called his dad, James "Spot" O'Donnell "Tough Guy." It was a nickname well earned. Read more