Life As We Know It with Tom Walton

Larger than Life 16.09.2019 ↓

What baseball needs is more larger than life characters.

Ban the Barrels 09.09.2019 ↓

Let’s ban all those orange barrels for five years.

Ready for War 02.09.2019 ↓

My new weed whacker and I are ready for war.

Close to Home 26.08.2019 ↓

The horror of mass shootings can hit close to home.

Nothing to Match It 19.08.2019 ↓

Half a century after the lunar landing, we’ve done nothing to match it.

I'm So Old... 12.08.2019 ↓

I’m so old, I can hug a waitress without offending the #MeToo crowd.

Fitzgerald Fading 05.08.2019 ↓

Sad but true: the Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy is fading from public consciousness.

Napping Pod 29.07.2019 ↓

Can’t sleep? Catch a few winks in a “napping pod.”

Senior Stuff 22.07.2019 ↓

Senior citizens are discovering the kids don’t want Mom and Dad’s stuff.

Joe's Roast 15.07.2019 ↓

The Rotary Club of Toledo roasted the Mud Hens’ Joe Napoli. He had it coming.

Hooked on HGTV 08.07.2019 ↓

I’m hooked on HGTV. I watch people looking at houses.

Buy from Home 01.07.2019 ↓

Anything you need you can buy from home now.

Computer Chair 24.06.2019 ↓

I have an old computer chair I can’t even give away.

Ohio's Psychiatrist 17.06.2019 ↓

Ohio’s highest paid state employee is a psychiatrist.

Comeback Cars 10.06.2019 ↓

Some iconic, gone but not forgotten cars are coming back, including the Jeep Gladiator, the Ford Ranger and the Chevrolet Trailblazer.

Sleep Apps 03.06.2019 ↓

You know what keeps me awake at night? Sleep apps. Mine takes note of every grunt, every wheeze and every deep breath all night long.

A Cruel Sport 27.05.2019 ↓

Greyhound dog racing is a cruel sport. Fortunately, voters in the state of Florida have decided to ban it.

Alive and Well 20.05.2019 ↓

The newspaper industry is hurting but it’s alive and well in one tiny Iowa community, where the town banker also prints a paper every day.

What Would Dirty Harry Do? 13.05.2019 ↓

When Clint Eastwood was upset with city hall, he did what Dirty Harry would do. He ran for mayor.

Old Typewriter 06.05.2019 ↓

Sometimes we find our calling in an unexpected way. Mine occurred when I discovered an old typewriter in a farmhouse closet.

Memorial in a Library 29.04.2019 ↓

Clyde Scoles’ memorial service was held not in a mortuary or a church but in a place he would have appreciated: a library.

Charity Auction 22.04.2019 ↓

A charity auction in Naples, Florida raised $15.9 million. In one night.

No Pennies Please 15.04.2019 ↓

Don’t try to figure out the incredibly complex IRS 1040 instructions. Just send in every dime you have. But no pennies please.

Times Have Changed 08.04.2019 ↓

Times have changed, and so has the way parents today admonish their kids for misbehaving. Nobody’s mouth is washed out with soap any more.

The Bull Charges 01.04.2019 ↓

Notice posted in a field: “The farmer allows walkers to cross the field for free but the bull charges.”