Life As We Know It with Tom Walton

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.

Morality Train 09.01.2018 ↓

The Girl Scouts’ morality train might have jumped the tracks if hugging is now a bad idea.

Tattoos 18.12.2017 ↓

Why in the world would anybody willingly get their body pierced by a sharp object? I don’t get the fascination with tattoos.

Vending Machines 11.12.2017 ↓

Vending machines have come a long way from the old automats in New York City’s Times Square.

Workplace Bonds 04.12.2017 ↓

A reunion of former co-workers reminded us all of the special bonds that are formed in the workplace.

Shoebox Photos 27.11.2017 ↓

When the shoeboxes in our closets are filled with photographs, cleaning out the closet can take a lot longer than it should.

National Park Challenge 20.11.2017 ↓

Five national parks in five days. That was the challenge I laid out for myself.

Shuffleboard on Ice 13.11.2017 ↓

The sport of curling is big in Canada. Here in the U.S., not so much. Some Americans call it “shuffleboard on ice.”

Life's Little Ordeals 06.11.2017 ↓

One of life’s little ordeals: the process of buying a new car. Your choice: bells and whistles or simple transportation from Point A to Point B.

Going to the Movies 30.10.2017 ↓

Going to the movies is no fun when there are no movies worth seeing.

Strange Things 09.10.2017 ↓

The strange things I wonder about surprise even me occasionally. For example, it surprises me every time I get a piece of snail mail and the postage stamp has not been cancelled. What’s up with that?

Pithy Witticisms 02.10.2017 ↓

A few years ago I shared the witticisms displayed by a service station in Seattle, Wash., on its outdoor sign. I wondered if the clever folks who run the place, and the equally clever customers who keep nominating pithy sayings of their own, are still at it. Turns out, they are.

News As We Knew It 25.09.2017 ↓

Several weeks ago we had some fun sharing news reports that originally appeared in American newspapers more than a hundred years or so ago. Folks indicated that they enjoyed those. So we’ve dug up some more.

Cameras 18.09.2017 ↓

By actual count, I own seven cameras. As far as I know every one of them still works.