Trying to keep up with the latest celebrity gossip is rapidly becoming a full-time occupation.
I can’t even tell you who all in Hollywood is facing DUI charges at any given time, much less keep track of court dates for arrested NFL players, follow pregnancies both in and out of wedlock, hear about new romances on […]

Hey, Alex Trebek:  Here’s a good answer for Final Jeopardy:  The only state added to the Union during the Civil War, this is also the only state ever created by Presidential proclamation.”  Give up?  The question is, “What is West Virginia?”
On June 20, 1863, after President Lincoln’s declaration some 60 days before, the 35th state […]

As long as I’m still unemployed, at least I can still go to camp.
I’m so excited about the prospect of finally getting all the wiring done.  As soon as BJ’s annual retrement settlement comes in early July, we’ll buy whatever little brother JR says we need to get the job done.
Aside from being able to […]

Well, I just got off the phone with Brenda at the TV station.
They decided to hire someone else, a person who has some experience with the actual producing job.
Surpringly enough, I’m OK with that.  I really enjoyed visiting with everyone while I was there for the interview, and I could have learned all the intricacies […]

One of the really nice benefits of clearing out piles of saved papers is that occasionally, you stumble across you forgot you had that’s actually worth having.
Such is the case with a gift certificate I had bought at an auction for some carpet cleaning services.  I picked it up back in March of 2006, and […]

Numbers and I have a mutual understanding; if they don’t bother me, I tend to leave them alone, too.
The problem is that I’m having a hard time keeping track of everything I have, owe, or need.  Budgeting has never been  my strong suit.
Maybe I should try harder to manage my finances.  It’s not like I’m […]

You know how it goes.  You wait all week for a very important phone call, then as soon as you’re gone, the phone rings.
We’ve been at our camp since Saturday afternoon, and of course, buried among those 15 messages on my machine when I got home Tuesday night was one from the news director from […]