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  • Published
    March 22, 2013

    Oh, for a muse of fire

    I’m warm now. I finally got smart, and here I am cozy and warm.

  • Published
    March 15, 2013

    It’s an Irish Catholic thing

    In case you haven’t noticed, it’s St. Padraig’s Day again, and yes, that’s how you really spell it.

  • Published
    March 8, 2013

    What’s in that meatloaf?

    The European horse meat scandal has J.P. Devine wondering about childhood meals and the fates of famed horses of yore.

  • Published
    March 1, 2013

    The dead giveaways of concealed-weapon permit holders

    The state might not want you to know who’s carrying a hidden firearm, but J.P. Devine knows how to spot a Gat in a crowd.

  • Published
    February 22, 2013

    Empty nesters build new nests

    I know how overwhelmed you are by the news, getting your concealed-weapon permit, fretting about the sequester, sending get-well cards to the survivors of that Carnival cruise ship in Mobile, Ala., and wondering if the Chinese military has hacked your Facebook homepage. But this item may be about you.

  • Published
    February 15, 2013

    It’s the age of retirement

    OMG, the Pope is retiring. Pope Benedict XVI is retiring from the Vatican only months before she, who retires from teaching in June. Of course, this is a coincidence, but still of interest.

  • Published
    February 8, 2013

    The snakes in the grass called the 24-hour news cycle

    Just as I was preparing to set the back deck on fire to get some warmth in the house, all Gehenna broke loose on the news.

  • Published
    February 1, 2013

    Silence is gray in the brave new world of ebooks

    She sits there in her comfy chair in total darkness and utters not a word. I don’t think she knows that the power went out just as I was really getting into the rerun of reporter Andrea Mitchell’s interview with Hillary Clinton.

  • Published
    January 18, 2013

    ON THE EDGE: The holidays tree

    It’s still there. Through all of the rush and clamor, the fiscal plummet, Lance Armstrong’s confession, the spilled wine and tears, it’s still there.

  • Published
    January 11, 2013

    ON THE EDGE: The land of ice and snow

    It’s out there and it won’t go away now. It will be there for Easter probably. It’s cold stuff and wet and corroding and dangerous. Snowmobilers and skiers like it. Kids like it, and my snowplow man who works harder than I do and makes much more money, is happy to see it come.