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I'm Not Old -- I Just Remember Other Things Jun. 19, 2025
I am approaching what may be thought of as a significant birthday next month. I'm not sure what make... Read More
6 Things I Did Before the Apocalypse Jun. 06, 2025
Old guys like me always believe the world is getting worse. You're young and strong and you're hell ... Read More
Remember the Good Times Aug. 26, 2024
Dear Annie: I have had many odd symptoms over the years that got worse, and it has taken much resear... Read More
Nostalgia Versus Numbers: Challenging America's Economic Pessimism Feb. 29, 2024
America is celebrated for its economic dynamism and ample and generously paid employment opportuniti... Read More
It Was the Best of Times and ... Well, It Was the Best of Times Oct. 21, 2023
As my physical therapist stretched my hip the other day, we talked about being Gen Xers. Parenting ... Read More
The Small Town We Made Up Jul. 28, 2023
I did part of my growing up in a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. The parents of most of my high sch... Read More
Tales of the Summer Camp From Hell Jun. 17, 2023
In our house, it's the time of year when kids stop complaining about school and start complaining ab... Read More
Me, Asleep in the Hay Dec. 23, 2022
Other than teaching me to speak it, my French Canadian immigrant grandmother taught me three things ... Read More
The Brown Catholic Air Nov. 25, 2022
When President John F. Kennedy died, he took the brown Catholic air with him. The brown Catholic air... Read More
There Are No Winners in the Death of Retail Oct. 02, 2022
There is one escalator in our town. It's located in the chain bookstore on the university campus and... Read More
Is It OK To Contact Former Girlfriends? Jan. 04, 2022
Dear Annie: When I was a 21-year-old assistant English instructor (an "intern") at a summer program ... Read More
Nostalgic Neptune Conjunction Mar. 10, 2021
"The one that got away" belongs in the category of nostalgic concepts with limited validity or usefu... Read More
They're Not Dead. Typewriters Live on in Today's World Feb. 16, 2021
While cleaning out the garage of an elderly friend who died recently, what did I find under a pile o... Read More
Our American Treasures Hidden in Plain Sight Jan. 19, 2021
MANNS CHOICE, Penn. — There is a little burst of wonder that road travelers experience when th... Read More
Coronavirus Claims New Victims: Places and Pasts Apr. 07, 2020
BROTHERSVALLEY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania — Anyone who drives along the narrow, winding township r... Read More
We All Live in a Small Town Oct. 09, 2019
Chances are excellent that when you read the heading on this column, you thought to yourself, "Man, ... Read More
Nostalgia and the American Dream Aren't Airy Fantasies Jan. 29, 2019
BRYAN, Ohio — When the New England Confectionery Co. filed for bankruptcy in Boston last sprin... Read More
Knight Of The Living Dead Aug. 22, 2017
When my husband comes home from a stressful day at work, he likes to play shoot-'em-up games on his... Read More
