WGTE Public Media
Life As We Know It with Tom Walton
A weekly series of four-minute essays from commentator Tom Walton, retired editor and vice president of the "Toledo Blade." Covering an array of topics, from the intricacies of the English language to the inspiration found within the geometry of a baseball diamond, Walton offers warm and unique insights into the world around us.
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Episodes
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.”
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