A Strong Dose of Vitamin Fred

Over the last couple of decades I have been pushed further into Grumpy Old Editor territory by the claims of political correctness, as it wa...

While many people remember the tragic Great Molasses Flood that struck Boston in 1919, few now recall the Tremendous Canned Jellied Cranberr...

With Thanksgiving nearly upon us in the United States, it behooves us to remember things for which we should have gratitude. Gratitude is th...

As a continuing social project, I am examining the volume and weight of catalogs I receive in the mail as the Christmas shopping season gins...

We had a very dry and pleasant and even warm autumn to this point, so now we're getting it in the shorts. First there were wildfires, wh...

We had company coming to stay for a couple of days. While we have had many dinner guests, it has been some time since we had a sleepover par...

I was thinking of a family member who had an awful car accident a couple of decades back. Actually it could have been much worse; the car hi...