This column isn’t about vehicle and traffic law or even traffic safety. It’s about the 1,000 weekly column I have written over the past 19-plus years. What began as a one-year commitment to the Franklin County Traffic Safety Board (TSB), of which I was and still am a member, has turned ...

Daylight is lengthening. It’s been warm. The snow has come off my roof. I see signs of spring. Tuesday is St. Patrick’s Day, when we celebrate all things green. Spring makes me think of green – and green food is good food. Usually. Except when I bought frozen ‘broccoli bites,’ ...

I am feeling eager. The thawing does that to me. I’m excited to swim in a lake, to garden, to have a picnic. I want to jump on my beautiful old bike and go for a ride with C on the rail trail. I’m also ready to try something new. This summer, I want to get creative. - Benefits of ...

“So are you going to the parade?” Kean Riley asked me. I frowned but said nothing, in silent dismissal of the absurdity of his question. It was followed by a long pause — silent mockery, as it were. “Well...?” he said, clearly uncomfortable with my non-response. “Well, ...

If there’s one word to describe making frigid outdoor living tolerable — or even pleasant — I would say it’s quinzhees. What’s a quinzhee? A quinzhee is a snow shelter made from a large pile of snow, which Athabaskan natives are credited with developing. While Wikipedia said ...