Today's the day I love to hate, and hate to love. Since I was a boy, St. Patrick's day has been a bittersweet event. While it's ...

Just the other day Izzy got his first pair of glasses. I'd had mine for many years by the time I was his age, but Izzy waited until the ...

I love my girls because they give me things. I love my girls because they feed me. I love my girls for the cute noises they make. I love my ...

I got a handwritten letter from my friend Eric last year. I wanted to write him back, but the penmanship classes I had at Sacred Heart were ...

When I was a kid, just like everyone else I was hooked to the television. All the normal marketing and advertising tricks they'd come to...

How far will you take a joke? At times I think I'll go farther than most, and sometimes baffle those around me with the lengths to which...

Our family just completed our usual participation in the Calaveras County Fair. Those of you up on your modern literary history will remembe...