Life As We Know It with Tom Walton

Baseball is Back! 06.04.2026 ↓

The world may be in turmoil but there is good news today. Baseball is back!

Grocery Shopping Carts 30.03.2026 ↓

Narrow aisles and wobbly carts turn shopping at the supermarket into a demolition derby in slow motion.

Lifetime Supplies 23.03.2026 ↓

Eventually we reach an age where we wonder if everything we buy is a lifetime supply.

National Everything You Do Is Right Day 16.03.2026 ↓

Enjoy yourself today. It's National Everything You Do Is Right Day.

Robot Umps 09.03.2026 ↓

Are "robot umps" taking over major league baseball? Not at all.

Pebble Beach Golf Tournament 02.03.2026 ↓

The recent Pebble Beach golf tournament was nothing like the glory days of the old Bing Crosby Pro-Am.

Researching Old Newspapers 23.02.2026 ↓

Perusing newspapers more than a century old is as much fun as it is enlightening.

Secretariat's Saddle 16.02.2026 ↓

A treasure I would love to have will soon be auctioned off: the great Secretariat's saddle.

The Toledo Blade Building 09.02.2026 ↓

The future is uncertain for one of Toledo's grandest structures, the historic Blade building.

Groundhog Day 02.02.2026 ↓

Groundhog Day is a nice but harmless tradition because Punxsutawney Phil is usually wrong with his prediction.

Finding The Right Words 26.01.2026 ↓

If writing is your passion, you know what's coming for your birthday.

Curse Words 19.01.2026 ↓

Curse words are not for polite company, but they do make us more productive, experts say.

Wallets 12.01.2026 ↓

Saying goodby to an old wallet is like saying goodby to your beloved grandfather.

Year of the Horse 05.01.2026 ↓

On the Chinese calendar this is the Year of the Horse. I hope it's one of those big beautiful Clydesdales.

My Ninth Decade 29.12.2025 ↓

The scary part about being in my 80s? I'm in my ninth decade, which sounds so much worse.

Santa Claus 22.12.2025 ↓

As a child I was a skeptic about Santa Claus. It was only when I became an adult that I became a true believer.

Fizblister's Annual Holiday Letter 15.12.2025 ↓

Harvey and Harriet Fizblister's annual holiday letter shares a lot of news, and as usual, none of it is good.

National Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day 08.12.2025 ↓

Many weird holidays are observed on December 8, including National Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day.

Tipping 01.12.2025 ↓

A tip is a reward for good service, not an entitlement.

Wisdom 24.11.2025 ↓

My grandchildren think I am wise because I am old, but living a long time does not make it so.

November 10, 1975 10.11.2025 ↓

Today is the 50th anniversary of an American tragedy, the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

Al's Good Eats 03.11.2025 ↓

Fancy five-star restaurants are fine but give me a greasy spoon hamburger joint.

Presidential Overreach 27.10.2025 ↓

The matter of presidential overreach may be on Americans' minds these days, but it is an issue as old as the Republic.

Cleveland's Jose Ramirez 20.10.2025 ↓

Cleveland's Jose Ramirez is an elite major league baseball player, yet some are unsure he's Hall of Fame worthy. That's ridiculous.

College Football 13.10.2025 ↓

College football is an economic colossus, one which pays Mid-American Conference schools big money to play in the middle of the week.