Opinion

Has anyone seen my phone?

I know what my son, Austin, was probably thinking a few years ago: it’s time to revoke the old man’s iPhone privileges. For the second time in two weeks, he…




Toddler Traffic Jam Blues

As with everybody, over the years, my worries and anxieties have changed. I’ve always had a reputation to be calm, cool, and collected among my peers, but it’s natural to…



Political pertinency

Grandpa Howard told the story of when James A. Mount was a candidate for Governor. He had concluded a campaign speech with the following anecdote: “John had two sweethearts, living…




We can do more to protect our environment

There’s this unfair perception that being a Republican means you don’t care about protecting our environment and conserving nature. The root word in “conservative” is “conserve” and it was a…