BACK IN THE SADDLE

A good excuse to read (2/18/04)

Read any good books lately?Chances are, you’ll have an answer for that question by the time spring rolls around.

A wacky world of home improvement (3/3/04)

“Think we’ll see the water-skiing squirrel?”My wife rolled her eyes.

Ringing phones a major pain (2/4/04)

It’s inevitable, it seems.Gather a couple of dozen people together for more than an hour or so in a single room, and somebody’s cell phone will go off.

A great batch of e-mail (2/25/04)

Our computer doesn't chirp, "You've got mail!"But when we get mail, I sometimes still feel like chirping.

A first encounter with butter tub envy (03/24/04)

You never know when you’re going to need a butter tub.

Don't let the dog hear you (3/31/04)

Sh-h-h-h, don't let the dog hear you.

What to call new 'Jim'

What’s in a name?Anyone who has ever had a hand in naming a baby will assure you that the stakes can get pretty high.

A morning 'surprise' (4/28/04)

It was a couple of weeks ago.

It's never too late (3/10/04)

Probably the toughest judgment call in community journalism is the front-page obituary.

A skill that didn't 'take' (4/7/04)

Did you “take”?I took, but it didn’t take.

Not exactly the Hilton

The good news is that the elevators at the Hotel Tojikiston have stopped talking.

What we don't know can hurt us (5/12/04)

Sometimes what you don’t know can hurt you.

What should he bring home? (5/19/04)

"So, what did you bring me?"To my family's everlasting credit, that question has never been posed.

Classic car, classic memory (5/26/04)

An old friend and I are looking at a 1958 Packard at the cruise-in at the Jay County Courthouse on Saturday evening, and suddenly I'm swept away.

Hard to get a full night's rest (6/2/04)

Is there a worse time to wake up than 4:30 a.m. when the alarm doesn’t go off until six?
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