Life As We Know It with Tom Walton

All-Time Favorite Movies 25.03.2019 ↓

I drafted a list of my all-time favorite movies and I’m willing to be it won’t match your list.

Things We Don't Get 18.03.2019 ↓

Yes, we get an occasional tornado but think about all the earthquakes, hurricanes, forest fires, and mudslides we don’t get.

Tugboat Ohio 11.03.2019 ↓

Soon the National Museum of the Great Lakes will open another floating exhibit, the tugboat “Ohio.”

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 04.03.2019 ↓

If the Christmas classic “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” is dirty then “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” celebrates bullying. Let’s lighten up.

Umps Prepare 25.02.2019 ↓

No sports officials take more abuse than baseball umpires. Spring training is here, so umps are preparing for the worst.

Flip It Over 18.02.2019 ↓

Experts say we have all been eating cheeseburgers the wrong way. Next time try flipping your burger over and eating it upside down.

Pet Peeves 11.02.2019 ↓

Everyone has a list of personal pet peeves. Mine usually involve the conduct of other drivers. Don’t get me started.

Shopping Online 04.02.2019 ↓

Online shopping is king now. The most important question is not “how much is it?” but “is there free shipping?”

How Life Goes 28.01.2019 ↓

Life doesn’t always go the way we’d prefer, like when your mechanic informs you he was a little low on that estimate.

Wrong Words 21.01.2019 ↓

Intentionally using the wrong word can have a hilarious effect. It was Archie Bunker who said “patience is a virgin.”

Beadnose the Bear 14.01.2019 ↓

Ever wonder where the world’s fattest bear is? Spoiler alert: it’s a bear named Beadnose in Katmai National Park in Alaska.

Skiing 07.01.2019 ↓

Why would you want to ski? Zoom off a mountain at 60 miles an hour and the thrill of human flight gives way to painful reality.

Cardboard Box 31.12.2018 ↓

The greatest inventions of all time always include the airplane, the automobile, radio and TV. But what about the cardboard box?

Holiday Heartbreak 24.12.2018 ↓

It’s another year of heartbreak as chronicled in the annual holiday letter from Harriet and Harvey Fizblister.

Talking Differently 17.12.2018 ↓

You could be cruisin’ for a bruisin’. I just might give you a knuckle sandwich. We talked a lot differently half a century ago.

Fast Food 10.12.2018 ↓

A CDC study says that one out of three American adults eats fast food every day. Is it any wonder we’re so overweight?

Owner's Manual 03.12.2018 ↓

Buying a new car would be a lot more fun if it didn’t come with an owner’s manual heavy enough to capsize a canoe.

Internet Teasers 26.11.2018 ↓

Those internet teasers entice you, like a carnival barker, to come on in. Of course, it will cost you some money.

More Than the Same Name 19.11.2018 ↓

Marine Sergeant First Class Theodore Jenkins and his son, Marine Colonel Theodore Jenkins, shared much more than the same name.

Burning Nikes 17.09.2018 ↓

I too burned my Nikes, but not because of Colin Kaepernick.

Door to Door 17.09.2018 ↓

I miss old-fashioned door-to-door political campaigning. Now, between the phone and the Internet, it’s just annoying.

Going Out Of Business? 17.09.2018 ↓

These are some of the things I ponder while wondering if Ivanka Trump had a going out of business sale.

Goodbye Plastic Bags 17.09.2018 ↓

Kroger says it will phase out single-use plastic bags. Our environment, and our landfills, will be better for it.

Don’t Know Much About History 17.09.2018 ↓

History doesn’t have to be boring. Especially if it’s taught like Kenneth Davis’ book, “Don’t Know Much About History.”

Something Worthwhile 17.09.2018 ↓

If you think there is nothing worthwhile on television, you’re just going to bed too early.