Now that it’s summer again and hordes of trolls (the live below the bridge kind, not the hate-spewing online kind) are headed to the U.P. on vacation, I thought I would perform a public service by helping them avoid a major food faux pas. Namely whether to put ketchup or gravy … [Read more...]
Dear graduates, go forth and do away with these things
Usually by the time I get around to my annual advice column for graduating college seniors, the loftier concepts have all been taken. For instance, Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook guy, told Harvard grads he got a girl to go out with him by telling her, “I’m going to get kicked … [Read more...]
Surveyin’ da Situation: Hats off to this new look
By John Matonich I heard a word twice this past week that I hadn’t heard in quite a while, and it made me smile. Not sure about its origin, but I believe I was a lot younger when I last heard it. Let me explain. I have admired a hat that a friend of mine from Lansing wears … [Read more...]
Sinking in the polls, right along with you-know-who
Thanks to Trump, politics is all anyone can talk about these days. It’s even creeping into our private lives. For instance, when I came home the other day, my wife and three kids were gathered in the family room waiting for me. “What’s going on?” I asked. “I think you’re … [Read more...]
World exclusive: Mom secrets, revealed
I happen to cohabitate with the world’s best mother, the lovely yet formidable Marcia, so I’ve witnessed first-hand the secrets of the trade. I thought I would pass along a few, at the risk of violating in-home copyright laws. Good mothers: Worry. I know to some that … [Read more...]
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