This story previously appeared in Lagnappe News. You can see a video version by subscribing to Andy Andrew's Wisdom Harbour.I've finally figured out why old people love to keep rain gauges and giant thermometers in their yards. It's so they don't have to talk about ...
In these days of sensitivity, some of my favorite childhood books seem like they would be banned.. However, when I checked online library collections, most remain in circulation. ***Instert heavy hearted thoughts on banning books (I don't approve) and what taxpayer's money should be used for ...
For crying out loud, I was only nine years old and didn't need the world's weight on my shoulders. I was halfway up the Sweet Gum tree in my summertime happy place. From there, I had a shaded spot for snuggling on a wide branch with ...
Allow me to reassure all mothers of young children that you aren't going crazy. There isn't a ghostly haint pilfering your silverware. The disappearing Oneida isn’t being sucked into a dark vortex for use at alien dinner parties. The vanishing utensil phenomenon is real, yet the ...
Elmo, the red shag rug Muppet from Sesame Street, inadvertently set off a firestorm by asking an innocent question; "How is everybody doing?" The puppet's social media account on "X" formerly known as Twitter, was inundated with hundreds of responses from people who admitted to feeling ...