Collecting My Thoughts

374 Wednesday at the Lake Many more people in the Confucian Ethics class--word is getting around what an outstanding instructor Gene is. Ev...

373 Tuesday at the Lake Last night we had Wes and Sue over for supper on the deck. They are clients and have the cutest little cottage, jus...

372 Monday at the Lake The day started with a small rain squall, built to a big storm in early afternoon, cleared, thenn we had a big windy ...

371 At Lakeside The perfect summer day at the Lake--clear blue sky and 72 degrees. Golf carts are becoming more ubiquitous each year, with ...

370 This is not about Lustrons You’ve probably seen a Lustron --a steel house of porcelainzed panels built in the late 1940s to help solve t...

369 Low Carb Hysteria Partnership for Essential Nutrition is a group of non-profits concerned with health and nutrition that hope to bring ...

368 The job jar dwindles--pt. 3, Getting ready for the painter I adore my son-in-law. After I handed my husband the list of 14 major in-hou...

367 Noted in the language What's with the words "her then," as "She came to this country with her then husband in 1987....

The Friendship We've been friends for over 30 years, having met in a women's Bible study group. Early on, we learned we shared a...

366 What Librarians do when they get together The American Library Association (ALA) claims it represents 64,000 members, many of them libr...

365 Dump and Run Sale Ton of cast offs --that's what OSU students have left in 25 dormitories. To keep it out of landfills and to raise...

364 A tribute to a mentor I certainly didn’t become a librarian because of Miss Coblentz. When I first met her, she seemed rather stoney-fa...

363 Abu Ghraib prison video Abu Ghraib prison video was shown for the benefit of journalists by the American Enterprise Institute, but most ...

362 The big book shift--pt. 2, Getting ready for the painter Today I set up temporary shelving in my garage so my office can be painted some...

361 Mixed metaphor "We had hybrid cabbage, but cauliflower is a different kettle of fish," said Dickson, who retired in 1995. ...

360 How it played out in 1957 Erin Moriarity of CBS News is the graduation speaker for 7,000+ graduates at The Ohio State University today. ...

359 Saturday clean-up--pt.1 Getting ready for the painter When painters paint, they need to be able to get to the walls, ceilings and closet...

358 Ban the Butts in Columbus One of the reasons I gave up on the Democrats (a small reason--the big one was you can't be a pro-life Dem...

357 Miscellaneous musings A national holiday--we have the Farewell to President Reagan on--playing the Navy hymn (Melita) as the casket goes...

356 Have you seen Eight Little Indians? The next time you’re in a public library take a look to see if it has "Eight Little Indians...