Life As We Know It with Tom Walton

Minor League Name Game 27.03.2023 ↓

What’s the best baseball team nickname of all time, the Toledo Mud Hens or the Minot Why Nots?

The Headline Writer 20.03.2023 ↓

Every journalist’s best friend: the headline writer.

A Solicitation for Cremation 13.03.2023 ↓

A solicitation for cremation is not something I want to see in my mailbox.

Changes in Baseball 06.03.2023 ↓

Will Major League Baseball’s new rules actually speed up the game? We can only hope.

10 Years of "Life As We Know It" 27.02.2023 ↓

Ten years after we started, ‘Life As We Know It” is still fun.

The Right Pillow 20.02.2023 ↓

Few things are more important than the pillow we rest our head on every night.

Jackie Robinson 13.02.2023 ↓

Baseball icon and civil rights advocate Jackie Robinson was a Hall of Famer in more ways than one.

Birthdays 06.02.2023 ↓

Birthdays are special for a kid; as we age, not so much.

Politics As Usual? 30.01.2023 ↓

The 118th Congress is the third oldest since 1789.

A Gift From My Granddaughter 23.01.2023 ↓

Here’s a blank book, Grandpa. Tell me the story of your life.

Phoebe Ann Moses 16.01.2023 ↓

She only wanted to fight the enemy, but in 1898 women were not allowed in the military.

Memorial Day 1956 09.01.2023 ↓

A small Wyandot County village will never forget one particular Memorial Day.

National Toy Hall of Fame 02.01.2023 ↓

They left Bingo out of the National Toy Hall of Fame. That’s just not right.

My First Job 26.12.2022 ↓

Technology put me out of work as a bowling pinsetter at age 12.

The Annual Holiday Letter from the Fizblisters 19.12.2022 ↓

Harriet and Harvey’s annual holiday letter arrived once again with postage due. Another tough year for the Fizblisters.

Funereal Laughter 05.12.2022 ↓

Funerals don’t have to be about sadness and tears. Laughter can ease a lot of the stress.

Noisy Sea Lions 28.11.2022 ↓

A town in California has enacted a noise ordinance, not because people complained but because the sea lions did.

Old Newspapers 21.11.2022 ↓

Want a fun read? Research old newspapers. Really old newspapers.

Hurricane Recovery 14.11.2022 ↓

Recovering from Hurricane Ian will take a long time, but urgency and resolve are already showing the way.

The Edmund Fitzgerald 07.11.2022 ↓

Almost 47 years after the tragedy, the sinking of The Edmund Fitzgerald still resonates in Lucas County.

Scary Movies 31.10.2022 ↓

Why do we enjoy being frightened half to death by scary movies on Halloween?

Noun vs Verb 24.10.2022 ↓

Thanks to the internet and Facebook, words that have always been nouns have transitioned to verbs.

Aquarium Vs. Lobster 18.10.2022 ↓

A West Coast aquarium is taking on the Maine lobster industry in an environmental and economic dispute.

The Waltons At 50 03.10.2022 ↓

"The Waltons" debuted on CBS 50 years ago and it's still popular.

Covid Fighters 27.09.2022 ↓

New post-exposure drugs are great Covid fighters.