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MGM Baxters series 2024
by Rusty Wright
(Mar 22, 2024)
Deeply touching emotional dilemmas…
My Plan for Today and April and May
by Garrison Keillor
(Mar 21, 2024)
People love people who have good stories and there is no good story without trouble so get into trouble while you're still young and have time to climb out of the ditch…
A Prayer for My Fire Department
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Mar 16, 2024)
The prayer I gave at our fire department’s awards dinner…
Mr. Patrick is Not Happy
by James N. Watkins
(Mar 15, 2024)
I’m guessing that St. Patrick is not exactly happy with the celebration of his day.…
Mature Man Available for Speaking, Easy Terms
by Garrison Keillor
(Mar 14, 2024)
I am one of America's few remaining octogenarian stand-up comics, still able to stand for up to two hours, even three, and in the current comedy crop, I am a classicist…
The Sad State of Our Union
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Mar 9, 2024)
The state of our union as a nation is troubling…
It's Democracy, Folks, Learn to Love It!
by Garrison Keillor
(Mar 7, 2024)
Politics is not an orderly business like cosmetic dentistry or carpentry, it is more like pond hockey or maybe a conclave of sociopaths or an ostrich jubilee, and the messiness can drive you crazy…
In Search of Missing Memories
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by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Mar 2, 2024)
Reflecting on a common malady of aging Baby Boomers…
Lent and Easter 2024
by James N. Watkins
(Mar 1, 2024)
Jim updates his annual list of cartoons, devotionals, humor and more…
Flaoting Down the Canyon Through the Rapids
by Garrison Keillor
(Feb 29, 2024)
I accept change, even some changes that pain me. In that respect, life is not unlike rafting through fhe Grand Canyon with calm pools between the boiling rapids…
Three Steps to Avoid Burnout for Good
by Alice Turner / Stylist
(Feb 24, 2024)
Feeling burnt out? A trending three-step method could help you deal with continual stress. Here, psychologist Dr Audrey Tang explains how it works…
Hail to the Chiefs
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Feb 23, 2024)
Presidents Day is an opportunity to recall the past and pray for the future…
Pull Up Your Socks, People, Let's Get Going!
by Garrison Keillor
(Feb 22, 2024)
The country needs something marvelous and fascinating to disperse the current gloom…
Giants in the Land
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Feb 17, 2024)
A Lenten reflection on the temptations we face in the wilderness of life…
6 Myths About the History of Black People in America
by Jessica Machado and Karen Turner / VOX
(Feb 16, 2024)
Six historians weigh in on the biggest misconceptions about Black history, including the Tuskegee experiment and enslaved people’s finances…
Last Wedneday, Stuck in a Traffic Jam
by Garrison Keillor
(Feb 15, 2024)
New Yorkers have the ability to express despair and municipal pride in the same sentence. Joe Biden's visit created traffic jams, so I over-tipped the cabbie and hiked 12 blocks to my doctor who took my blood pressure and said it was excellent…
Eternal Love: A Valentine's Story
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Feb 14, 2024)
My parents’ grave at the Wenatchee Cemetery pictures their enduring love…
A Virtual Treasure Hunt
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Feb 10, 2024)
Facebook celebrates its twentieth anniversary this week…
We Need Each Other, It's a Fact
by Garrison Keillor
(Feb 8, 2024)
We can get along without Wi-Fi and cellphones and streaming video, but we can't get along without each other. Come back to the zoo, Flaco. You're a celebrity, people want to look at you, accept your role in the world…
A Farewell Toast to Charles Osgood
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Feb 3, 2024)
A tribute to the journalist and long-time host of CBS Sunday Morning…
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by James N. Watkins
(Dec 29, 2023)
Jim updates his annual list of posts for the New Year…
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by Gina Kolata / The New York Times
(Aug 26, 2023)
We know where new weight loss drugs came from, but not why they work…
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by James N. Watkins
(Sep 9, 2023)
Jim puts AI to the test and for now feels confident in his place as a writer and humorist…
Music as a Means of Detecting a Heart
by Garrison Keillor
(Apr 27, 2023)
I sat next to my sweetheart and after years of thinking I was averse to modern music, here was a hymn to joy and time, movement, rhythm, life and death…
COVID-19 Retrospective
by Stu Johnson
(May 12, 2023)
Now that COVID's status as a global pandemic has ended, I will take a retrospective look at how USA compared to other countries in this three-year-plus ordeal…
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by James N. Watkins
(Aug 11, 2023)
The psychology of courtship…
Hope and Mental Heatlh (2023)
by James N. Watkins
(May 19, 2023)
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Truly Offensive Four-Letter Words
by James N. Watkins
(Aug 4, 2023)
The classic movie 'A Christmas Story,' reminds us that there are even dirtier words…
Eternal Love: A Valentine's Story
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Feb 14, 2024)
My parents’ grave at the Wenatchee Cemetery pictures their enduring love…
Feeding the Birds: It Could Boost Your Mood
by Connie Evanoff / Pocket Collection
(Jul 7, 2023)
You don’t need binoculars—or even a backyard—to get to know your neighborhood birds…
Why I Sleep in a Separate Bed from My Husabnd
by Bryony Gordon / The Telegraph
(Jun 10, 2023)
There’s an assumption that not sharing a bed is the death of a relationship but in many cases it can be the saviour…
Old Friends
by Leona Bergstrom
(Oct 7, 2023)
A 1968 song stirs memories and thoughts for today…
Strength Training for the Lungs
by Madeleine Howell / The Telegraph
(Jul 29, 2023)
Why heavy breathing could be a shortcut to improving your health…
Happy Father's Day 2023!
by James N. Watkins
(Jun 17, 2023)
Jim updates his annual list of posts for fathers and parents in general…
6 Myths About the History of Black People in America
by Jessica Machado and Karen Turner / VOX
(Feb 16, 2024)
Six historians weigh in on the biggest misconceptions about Black history, including the Tuskegee experiment and enslaved people’s finances…
Maintain Your 'Mobility Hallway'
by Cathy Nelson / Well+Good
(Jul 8, 2023)
The Mobility Hallway naturally narrows with age, but these simple mobility strategies can help maintain it…;
25 Words That Don't Mean What They Used To
by Paul Anthony Jones / Miental FLoss
(Jun 17, 2023)
It's inevitable that words will change over time. In some instances, words gain new meanings entirely different from their original definition…
God is Never Late—But He Sure is Slow
by James N. Watkins
(Apr 29, 2023)
We humans tend to set deadlines for God to act: . . and he seems to ignore our urgency! Here are four possible reasons.
Surprised by Oxford Movie
by Rusty Wright
(Sep 25, 2023)
Remedying broken relationships…
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