BACK IN THE SADDLE

More than an ordinary college day

As far as I knew, it was just another day.

Memories fly him back in time

As I snapped the picture, I was seven again.

The map is not always clear

As the inimitable Yogi Berra once said, "When you come to a fork in the road, take it." The question, of course, is which fork to take. In our case, we're taking the same fork as The Wall Street Journal.

Impressive piece of local theater

It's possible, I suppose, that my career on the stage could have been briefer.

Fooled again by imposter

I jumped a bit when I saw the owl.

Beautiful moment at the game

The place was crawling with Cub Scouts.

Connections bring them together

The phone message went something like this: A woman from Kansas called who said she is related to you.

Collection of art is growing

If this is a character flaw, I come by it honestly. My father had a problem with charity auctions as well.

Time to recreate family history

I went looking for some family history the other night.

Twilight zone to Main Street phone

Submitted for your approval: A small town newspaperman and creature of habit.

Confusion written on the wall

Here's a new word for your vocabulary: Palimpsest.

Come along on 'vacation'

Settle in and put your feet up.

Objects dodged in middle of road

"Watch out for the chair," my wife said.

Will be be up to the challenge?

Nostalgia's fine, but sometimes when we look in the rearview mirror the images can be distorted by a rosy tint.

No excuses, just write

My first serious encounter with procrastination came in fifth grade when I nearly drove myself crazy over the consequences of not writing a letter to the tourism bureau of Nicaragua when I should have.
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