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Time is flying by even faster now

Time flies when you're having fun. It seems as if it were just New Year's Eve, then I blinked and it is nearly Labor Day. What is mind-blowing is that tomorrow will mark one whole year since I retired. (I still write this column, but it's so much fun that I really don't consider it ...

Do I miss my lawn mower?

As we sweat it out through the dog days of summer, I always think it's funny to start seeing back-to-school commercials on television when it's 90 degrees outside and more ads for lawn fertilizer, mulch and autumn supplies when the grass is still green and lush and the summer flowers are still ...

Dogs are everywhere these days

Are you a dog person? I love dogs, but I also have allergies to their fur and dander, so I have to measure my interaction with some breeds. What I still marvel at is how dogs are everywhere these days. You see them in airports and on planes and in stores everywhere. I went to a beach last ...

My latest favorite gadget

Do you enjoy cooking? I come from a family of excellent cooks on my mom's side with my grandmother and great aunts renowned for their baking skills. My mom and her sister inherited those skills with Mom's pie crust still being the best I've ever tasted (flaky but not dry) and my aunt's cinnamon ...

Dreading the dentist’s drill

Do you ever feel anxious? Anxiety is strange phenomenon defined as "a natural, future-oriented emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes like a racing heart." Another definition says it is the body's natural response to stress. I never thought about ...

We need to R-E-L-A-X

Back in late September 2014, then Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers had some advice for fans upset the team had started slowly at 1-2. "Five letters here just for everybody out there in Packer-land: R-E-L-A-X," Rodgers said in a radio invterview. "Relax. We're going to be OK." My ...