Argus Has Fun with the News: The Conventions & More
A Colorado school refused to allow a third-grader to wear his Peyton Manning jersey to class because the number is a gang number, the news reported. The policy … Read more
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Lost Journal: First Day of College Knowledge
Journal entry: August 26, 1987 (age 18) The drive from Binghamton to SUNY Oswego is only about 2 ½ hours, but the distance seemed massive as I waved … Read more
Lost Journal: Matrimony’s Ultimate Symbol Gets Trashed
Journal entry: April 13, 2000 (age 30) After almost a year-and-a-half of marriage, I am finally getting used to referring to Amanda as “my wife.” The first time … Read more
Lost Journal: Dungeons and Dragons and Dice – Oh my!
Journal entry: April 18, 1982 (age 12) My thirteenth birthday is in a few weeks, and I’m looking forward to going with my mom to Fat Cat Books … Read more
Lost Journal: Mom’s Free Haircuts are Worth Every Penny
Journal entry: November 1, 1981 (age 12) This afternoon, my mom stood behind a kitchen chair, smiling and holding a pair of scissors. As I walked across the … Read more
High Atop the Deep Bench
And now a few words on the Democratic National Convention (and their deep bench), which was ALSO interrupted by bad weather, and from this we can deduce that … Read more
Medical Marijuana: Coming In The Fall, Y’all?
According to the Associated Press, on November 6 Arkansas will become the first southern state to let voters decide whether they want to legalize medical marijuana. Backers hope … Read more
Are You Ready For Immortality?
According to ABC News, “Business Insider” and other sources, phrases such as “Nobody lives forever” and “death and taxes” could become quaint relics in just a few decades, … Read more
Lost Journal: Once Removed, is a Cousin Still Family?
Journal entry: August 28, 2007 (age 38) This past weekend, a group of my cousins came to visit with my parents, my wife, and me. Mary Elizabeth Sullivan … Read more
Help! My Son is in College and My Computer is Broken!
No more easy street when a techie son leaves for college When my son left for college three years ago, I replaced him with a Yorkiepoo. It was … Read more
