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As of June 13, 2022, in Ohio one need not bother with a permit to conceal and carry a gun or to openly carry a gun. That comes from the...

I like a straight-up news article, whether I am holding a newspaper in my hand or reading online. I like to read sources that are...

According to an April 11 New York Times article by John Ismay, a Pentagon reporter and former naval officer, more than 400 books have...

Lucy in a flower pot on our deck (captured by Amy Nern) We lost this old girl, Lucy, last June 24. She was 16. I was 49 when we got her,...

Cars that drive themselves. This caves in to our collective ADD by making it easier not to pay attention. People who wait in line for the...

This is for my Ohio Democrat, Independent, and Republican friends who did not vote for the dumpster fire we are all experiencing...

In the current political atmosphere, I asked myself how to best use my money to fight against some of the outrageous things the...

One of my goals with this site is to make sure that I produce something each week. I would prefer that it be something good. However, I'm...

We all need to work from facts when we make big decisions in life. Small decisions, who cares? If Miller High Life calls itself the...

Seven days until Christmas. Amy works in the basement, Weston starts work from his home office in a bit, and Paul, home from MBA camp,...

What a beautiful creature! Back when I was a Republican, in the late 1970's and early 1980's, I barely paid attention to politics and...

Yesterday at Kroger I waited at the pharmacy right on top of the "Wait here" floor decal. I like to follow the rules. A man approached...

I have been on a ten-day newsbreak, and I feel fine! What that means is that I have not been scanning headlines on news wires (Associated...

As I am fumbling around trying to set up my web page, AI is making suggestions that go absolutely counter to my purpose for creating a...