Life As We Know It with Tom Walton

Headlines 02.07.2018 ↓

Time to revisit a favorite subject: newspaper headlines with unintended meanings.

The Universal Language 25.06.2018 ↓

Music is the universal language, but occasionally a song can speak to you and never shut up.

Passwords 18.06.2018 ↓

It seems we need a password for everything these days. We also have to be creative in coming up with them.

Robocalls 11.06.2018 ↓

Robocalls have become so ubiquitous that now we have to screen our cell phone calls as vigorously as our landline calls.

The IRS doesn’t operate that way 04.06.2018 ↓

That threatening phone call from the Internal Revenue Service scared me, until I remembered the IRS doesn’t operate that way.

Did you know? 28.05.2018 ↓

Did you know Ohio has an official state snake? Bow down before the black racer.

Turns out 21.05.2018 ↓

Turns out I’m not the only person who doesn’t eat fish. Neither do a lot of you.

If I Were Commissioner 14.05.2018 ↓

Baseball is my favorite sport. But boy, if I were commissioner, I’d make a few changes.

The Good Old Days 07.05.2018 ↓

It’s human nature to remember “the good old days” with fondness. But occasionally, things went wrong.

Mystery Portrait 30.04.2018 ↓

A large framed portrait hangs in my house. Who’s the mysterious 19th Century woman in the picture? Nobody knows.

The Art of the Roast 23.04.2018 ↓

Dean Martin made celebrity roasts popular. Today the roast is fading away, and with it goes an art form.

You Won't Believe 16.04.2018 ↓

I Googled my own name to see what’s out there. You won’t believe what I found.

Green 09.04.2018 ↓

Today’s episode of Life As We Know It is brought to you by the color green.

Junk Drawer 02.04.2018 ↓

Everybody has a junk drawer, usually in the kitchen. I discovered that mine is appropriately named.

Remus Reid 26.03.2018 ↓

Have you heard the one about Remus Reid, Senator Harry Reid’s unsavory ancestor? It’s a hoot.

I Don't Like Fish 19.03.2018 ↓

I don’t like fish. I can’t stand the taste. I hate the smell. Call me a freak of nature.

The Great American Romance Novel 12.03.2018 ↓

Forget about writing the Great American Novel. Try the Great American Romance Novel instead. It’s so simple.

Books 05.03.2018 ↓

Books fill our lives with knowledge and joy. They can also fill up your house if you don’t learn how to say no.

The Coupon Game 26.02.2018 ↓

I’m weary of playing the coupon game. Twenty cents off just isn’t worth it any more.

A Good Idea at the Time 19.02.2018 ↓

You messed up? Here’s the perfect excuse: it seemed like a good idea at the time.

Much To Do 05.02.2018 ↓

Not everybody in northwest Ohio is a winter snowbird. There is much to do here that you can’t do anywhere else.

Paraprosdokians 05.02.2018 ↓

Ever heard of a paraprosdokian”? It’s a figure of speech in which the latter part of a phrase is unexpected and usually funny.

Over-Bought 29.01.2018 ↓

When your new snow shovel comes with an operator’s manual, you might have over-bought.

Turning Sixteen 22.01.2018 ↓

A special granddaughter turns 16 and faces an uncertain world. It was the same when I turned 16.

Holiday Letter 15.01.2018 ↓

Harvey and Harriet Fizblister’s holiday letter is always just one mishap after another.