Perils of unreliable communication
I can’t explain why, but I think our mobile phone provider wants my wife and me to fight.I received a text message from her...
Hot rocks: A geothermal future?
About a year ago my wife and I took a great leap forward into the future. With the help of Hillsboro’s Shafer Heating and...
OHSAA makes the right call
Glancing through news releases last week I came across an email from the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Such news releases do not often...
Every dog seems to have a home
“What a sweet dog!” I said, in Spanish.“She is a sweet dog,” the man walking her answered, in English. He had an Irish accent...
OHSAA makes the right call
Glancing through news releases last week I came across at email from the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Such news releases do not often...
The mysteries of obesity
It’s time to review the five conundrums. It’s been awhile. The mysteries of obesity can be organized into my five conundrums. I don’t have...
Clutter at work and at home
While working as a quality inspector for Mid-American Cleaning Contractors, I make my way through a wide swath of workspaces, both workers’ cubicles and...
A T-shirt unlike any other
My landlord, Jorge, is a patron of the arts.When I imagine a patron of the arts, I imagine some fabulously wealthy person in the...
A little lesson in oil
Gasoline is a big piece of everyone’s monthly budget, and filling up the tank has gotten much more expensive recently. Year over year most...
Please know you are not alone
Like everyone, Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine horrified me. Heartbreaking pictures of families fleeing for their lives shattered my perception of our fragile facade...
