Weekend sports guys on Spokane TV seem to come and go pretty quickly. I hope those who leave go on to happy, fulfilling careers elsewhere. But I was flipping channels not long ago and saw one who seemed to be hanging on by a thread.…
Well, I suppose they are obvious. Assuming one has multiple winter coats from which to choose, breaking out the warmest one too early deprives the wearer of the comforting knowledge that when it gets really cold, reinforcements will be ready. Going full-parka before Thanksgiving is…
Some friends encountered that sign over the weekend at a fund-raising silent auction. The cake looked great in a phone-photo. So "Mouse" was probably a misspelling. Though I suppose if you whipped the mouse into a fine puree, the vermin could be incorporated into the…
So I was walking down an aisle in a grocery store late Sunday morning when I realized this song was playing over the store's sound system. Took me back to a specific place and time. A girl? A moonlit walk on a beach? Nah. I…
He was a really good player who, back in my baseball cards days, had what I regarded as one of the best names in sports. www.psacardfacts.com http://14kphillies.wordpress.com
You know, someone with a reputation for being cheap. Deserved or not, it isn't how any sane person would want to be viewed by colleagues. And the thing is, it's pretty easy to avoid. Just buy a round now and then. And when it's time…
You know how larger monetary denominations -- twenties, fifties, hundreds -- keep getting revised with updated security features? Sure. Well, let's say you went to the bank and got four $50 bills. One of them is an earlier edition than the other three. Would you…