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Groggy minds are sheer genius
February 5, 2012 Sunny people chirp cheerily in the morning, bee-bopping about the office while singing out hearty “good mornings” like they mean it. more »»
Grumpy guys forget manners
January 29, 2012 Of all the genders of the human species, only one is rated most likely to develop “mild cognitive impairment’’ as it ages. Oh, wipe those smug looks off your faces, ladie. more »»
Summer Olympics shear farm fun
January 22, 2012 Sheep-shearing in the Olympic Games? Watermelons exploding like land mines? Cows snoozing on waterbeds to slumber their way to better milk production? The farm sure has changed since I lived down on... more »»
Self-clean clothes wash away sense
January 15, 2012 “WHAT do you think you’re doing?” I hate that sentence, especially when spoken — usually a little more vigorously than necessary — by my wife. more »»
You can’t go home again — please!
January 8, 2012 The great philosopher Bill Cosby once observed, “Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home. more »»
Toasting New Year with cup of Coke
January 1, 2012 I don’t make New Year’s resolutions for the simple fact that I don’t believe in lying. But I do ponder. (For many ponderers, that’s a code word for ‘‘fret. more »»
Exercise, naps keep holidays in good shape
December 25, 2011 EDITOR’S NOTE: Cole was on vacation in Virginia Beach and refused to write a Christmas column without snow. Here is a Cole Classic first published Dec. more »»
Forget the gadget; give me the box
December 18, 2011 I popped the USB card out of the camera when the cellphone shrilled. I muted the radio with the remote while Terry scurried from the microwave to catch the call before the answering machine did. more »»
If I were a cultured man ...
December 11, 2011 OK, I admit it — I’m a cultural nincompoop. The other day, I watched “Fiddler on the Roof” for the first time. more »»
Time to catch up on wasting work time
December 4, 2011 Wasting time is an art form. Unfortunately, my generation lags behind both in hours frittered away and general creativity in dodging actual work. more »»
Wordplay is child’s play for punsters
November 27, 2011 A boiled egg is hard to beat. Why did the chicken cross the playground? To get to the other slide. more »»
Growing up not great, it just grates
November 20, 2011 Jimmy tugged the covers over his head and burrowed his face into his pillow against the sudden glare of the bedroom light. more »»
Uncle B’s turkey workout plan
November 13, 2011 Thanksgiving traditionally provides a bounty of family, friends, football and the occasional morsel of food. It also can be filled with all the angst of a plump turkey waking up next to a hatchet. more »»
Clean gene delays stuff getting done
November 6, 2011 I squinted down the penciled line, lined up the power saw and pressed the safety lock. Just as I was squeezing the trigger to unleash that board-chewing growl, a dust rug swished to my righ. more »»
This is your brain sizzling on Facebook
October 30, 2011 Scientists say there’s a direct link between how many Facebook friends a guy has and how much gray matter crams his cranium. more »»
Fun things to do on yet another rainy day
October 23, 2011 A family of ducks knocked on my door. The quacking sounded more like gurgles. They wanted to come inside to dry out for a while. I peered through yet another downpour. more »»
Getting bugged by cricket chivalry
October 16, 2011 New studies say male crickets will risk their lives to protect their mates from predators. Great. more »» 
Hubby lost alone at home
October 9, 2011 Family business took my wife out of town for a couple days, and I missed her something fierce. I can’t find a thing without her. more »»
Recycle pumpkin innards
October 2, 2011 All I wanted was some practical, fulfilling uses for that gooey, squishy stuff you scoop from inside fall pumpkins. It’s the kind of thing one must consider now that it’s October. more »» 
Combobs and nomers plague prefixes
September 25, 2011 Disheveled prose strikes me as discombobulating. So I strive for heveledness so that you and I may be combobbed. I find that eptness with words makes for gruntled readers. But it’s tough. more »»
Celebrating moth’s history as computer bug
September 18, 2011 For such a momentous, culture-changing event, the anniversary went largely unnoticed. Sept. 9, 1947 — the first recorded actual debugging of a computer. It was a moth. Seriously. more »» |
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