BACK IN THE SADDLE

It’s impossible to choose a favorite

So, Grandpa, what was your favorite part of the week-long visit to Indiana by your 8-year-old and 5-year-old grandsons? 

Daggers offer the thrill of the hunt

For a non-violent guy, I sure have a lot of weapons. 

‘The Passage’ made return voyage

The package has arrived. Or, more accurately, let's say it has come back home. 

Day at the ballpark is always a hit

Opening Day has come and gone, but we still haven't made it to a baseball game. 

Lunch will make for spicy story

It was supposed to be a delicacy.

The open road is never far away

As I look up from my desk at home, I see a color photograph of a Scotsman in a Formula One race car.

Father, son ended up on same page

An anniversary passed quietly a few days back. 

There’s plenty to entertain visitors

What a difference a month can make. 

Music can serve to sustain youth

Sometimes I suspect that — 70 years old or not — part of me is still a teenybopper.

Pymatuning helped seal the deal

Maybe it was Lake Pymatuning that sealed the deal. 

Spring just can’t come soon enough

Questions pile up in February, not unlike those ugly piles of snow and ice at the edges of the parking lot. 

Credenza survived month of repair

If this column had a title rather than a headline, it might be, "A Man and His Credenza." 

It's time for cars to hit the road

Someone once posed the question: Do you own your collection or does your collection own you? 

Buddha actually a guy named Bob

There's a poem I like by Billy Collins called "Shoveling Snow with Buddha." 

Hawks were not on the guest list

Our backyard ecosystem has undergone a change, and I suspect it's our fault. 
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