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ROBERT L. MARONIC: I No Longer Watch Baltimore Orioles’ Baseball Games

I no longer watch Baltimore Orioles’ baseball games. I now only watch innings, and if I do I watch maybe two or three. I prefer to watch innings because frankly...

ANDY PITZER: “Look Mom! No iPhone!”

A very interesting visually recorded interview showed up on my feed the other night. In...

FRED FIRST: There And Back Again

RECAP: I would be able to visit southwest Virginia again–home for almost 40 years, and...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Am I Proud to Be an American?

How proud are you to be an American? I posted that question on Facebook a few...

BOB BROWN: “Portraits of the Human Person”

On the night of June 21, 2025, President Donald Trump said all seven B2 Bombers...

Faking It All Over the Place

Perhaps one of the toughest calls in “parental baseball” is when to send the child to school and when to keep them home based...

Watch Out Kids! Mom is On Facebook Too

Once upon a time there was a really fun and creative way to connect with all your friends if you were in high school....

Good to Eat, Wholesome to Digest

The American satirist Ambrose Bierce offered the following definition of “edible” in his 1911 book, The Devil’s Dictionary: “good to eat, and wholesome to...

Understanding the Mystery of the Saints

Earlier this month, the day after we put our Halloween costumes away, the Christian world celebrated the Feast of All Saints.  This is...

The Recipe of the Week from the Happy Chef: Elwood’s Ham Chowder

When you look up the word “royalty” in the dictionary it mostly says this…the rank, status, or power of a king or queen;...

You Never Really Know . . .

Seldom do we realize the impact our words and actions may have on those with whom we come in contact daily. Even the most...