Hello to all,   Tammy and I rise from the covers every morning to begin the day. She feeds our dog while I start the morning tea. Then,...

Hello to all,   While most of the writing community engages in a story-telling frenzy, I took the month off for a vacation from pecking...

Hello to all,   When I groggily entered the kitchen on Monday morning, Tammy had the water in the kettle and two mugs prepared for the...

Hello to all,   Monday afternoon saw my butt planted in my recliner, waiting before leaving for my first Medicare wellness check. I was...

Hello to all,   As the autumn air settles into northeast Ohio, I revel at the shorter days, cooler nights, and air drying. The muggy days...

Hello to all,   An old adage states, "A dog is man’s best friend." This conjures images of a faithful dog lying beside a gray-bearded...

Hello to all,   As people reach the gray-hair stage of life, they tend to become content with their station in life. I fall into this...

Hello to all,   It is that time of year when the night’s temperature falls to good sleeping conditions. Instead of the air conditioner...

Hello to all,   I have a problem brought on by my own actions or the lack thereof. Our entitled dog, Queen Ginger, the self-proclaimed...

Hello to all,   I consider myself a frugal person. Tammy spells my capacity to find deals as c-h-e-a-p. The dictionary definition of...

Hello to all,   I require something—just one item—to complete a project. I enter the store, find the product that best fits my needs, and...

Hello to all,   “Is your refrigerator running?”   “Yes!”   “You better go catch it,” as laughter ruins the punchline.   Every male and...

Hello to all,   Another week of editing brings my next book closer to publication. I am in the middle of my fifth reading of my...

Hello to all,   In my younger days, smoking a butt had a very different meaning than it does today. It referred to smoking a cigarette...

As my hair and beard turned gray and many body parts started hurting for no apparent reason, I became that grumpy man of centuries-old...

Hello to all, I am an old-school type of guy. This means I have pockets and know how to use them. If an item doesn’t fit in my pocket, I...

Hello to all, Let's talk about 'passenger princesses '. These are women who always claim the passenger seat, whether on a romantic date...

Hello to all, My head went gray ten years ago, and my beard followed it a few years later. As age settled into my bones, it also created...

Hello to all, Upon meeting my wife for the first time thirty-one years ago this month, I noticed we seemed to be in tune with each other...

Hello to all, How many of you text another family member while sharing the same house? I recently saw a meme about people sending texts...