It’s still hard for me to believe I turned 47 years old last Thursday. It doesn’t seem like it’s been that long since I thought 25 was old. However, in only three years, I’ll be twice that much. It...
What’s so special about this pig? We had just moved into the neighborhood and had hardly gotten settled when we began to hear stories about this unusual pig. A pig, we thought, what could be so special and unusual about such an a...
Maybe this will be your time to quit If you want to get an idea of how powerful an addiction to cigarettes can be, take a look at the last few episodes of last season’s Discovery Channel series “Deadliest Catch.” One of the fleets’ C...
Men’s super secret revealed This article may contain offensive material. All those below age 40 are cautioned to proceed at their own risk! Well, guys (and some gals, too), our secret is finally out. A problem we guys have...
This grown man is not going to wear baby pajamas I’ll be 47 years old next week and, my wife, bless her soul, got me a set of one-piece pajamas for my birthday. If you’re not familiar with this type of sleepwear, they are footed-pajamas similar ...
On Feb. 4, 2010, I presided at a Chemical Safety Board public meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina, to present the CSB’s findings on the Jun. 9, 2009, natural gas explosion at the ConAgra Slim Jim ma...
Seventy Five years ago this month, after much debate and negotiation, Social Security was passed by Congress and on Aug. 14, 1935 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed it into the law of the land....
Dear Dawn, Is travel insurance worth buying or is it a waste of my money? -Sienna L Dear Sienna, It is a total waste of money…until you need it! Consider it this way: You have saved and p...
Whenever I spend time with my old friends, I can count on hearing a chorus of "remember when." One friend might start a story by saying, "Hey, you guys remember when that happened," or another frie...
I got conned into participating in the great bottled-water hoax a few years ago. A friend of mine asked me if I could take his daughter to softball practice. On the way, she asked if I could pull i...