The great Amerindian civilizations — the Maya, Aztec and Inca — built huge cities, magnificent buildings and fine road systems…but they never had the wheel.

And lucky them, since they nev » Full Story

Almost all amateur psychologists will tell you that as a coping mechanism, denial is both counter productive and self destructive.

Wanting an expert opinion on the subject, I consulted » Full Story

It started out a enough conversation, with me, Whispering Tom Dudones and his long-suffering wife Jen talking about games of our childhood.

We discussed the usual assortment from that lon » Full Story

As long as I can remember, I wanted to write, though the definition of “write” has changed drastically over the years.

At first, what I wanted to write was letters. And when I say let » Full Story

You know who really bugs me? It’s those people who whine that nothing ever happens here. Lots of things happen, and they happen all the time.

Here’s a relative sample from last week: A » Full Story

Last Wednesday the temperature hit a long-time low of 25 F. and a lot of folks complained about it. But not me. I didn’t complain due to my greater maturity. Matter of fact, when it comes to my m » Full Story

Each year I write a Memorial Day column, which always follows the same format: Me wandering around one of our local cemeteries, reminiscing about various people as I encounter their headstones and the » Full Story

My column a couple of weeks ago was about my first day in boot camp. It was hardly Pulitzer Prize-winning material, and due to its content, I didn’t think I’d get any feedback on it. But oddly enough, » Full Story

Currently I’m on my spring cleanup campaign, which, unlike most people’s, doesn’t involve my house — it involves me. It’s my long-overdue and desperate attempt to get in shape.

In my old » Full Story

Officially, I’d been in the Navy less than six hours and was already lost at sea — though only figuratively.

In Syracuse that morning I’d been sworn in, and in the early afternoon I found » Full Story