Life As We Know It with Tom Walton

Books About The Edmund Fitzgerald 06.10.2025 ↓

Books about the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald continue to be published half a century after the tragedy.

Football Fans 29.09.2025 ↓

Most football fans are convinced they know more than the officials on the field. No, they don't.

Awkward Voice Mails 22.09.2025 ↓

Why is leaving a voice mail message on someone's cell phone often awkward?

Stretch Pants 15.09.2025 ↓

The older we get, the more we come to appreciate and respect stretch pants.

Rooting Through Newspapers 08.09.2025 ↓

Rooting through newspapers from more than a century ago yields some amazing stories.

Social Security 01.09.2025 ↓

My hope is to live long enough to see my Social Security benefits end at age 115.

Family History 25.08.2025 ↓

Researching my family genealogy has led to an intriguing possibility regarding one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Popular Names 18.08.2025 ↓

The names we give our babies evolve over time. Who knows what the most popular names will be a hundred years from now?

My Baseball Playing Days 11.08.2025 ↓

It's time to acknowledge a painful reality: my baseball playing days are over.

Bored in the USA 04.08.2025 ↓

A new national poll has determined that Columbus is a lot more boring than Toledo.

Bad Grammar in Music 28.07.2025 ↓

Bad grammar abounds in modern music, but fixing it would be impossible and foolish.

Reliving Childhood Memories 21.07.2025 ↓

Taking my grown children back to their childhoods in Yosemite National Park was a treat for the senses.

Take It Slow 14.07.2025 ↓

Never do in haste what you should do slowly, like climb a ladder.

Browser Home Page Headlines 07.07.2025 ↓

Browser home page headlines are there to trap the unwary.

Post-Season College Basketball? 30.06.2025 ↓

The NCAA is considering another expansion of its post-season basketball tournament?? Talk about "March Madness"!

Presidents 23.06.2025 ↓

America has never had a female president, although Woodrow Wilson's wife Edith was accused of it.

Road Map of Ohio 16.06.2025 ↓

You wouldn't think a road map of Ohio would be fascinating. You would be wrong.

Selfies 09.06.2025 ↓

Selfies are not harmless fun. Over the past 10 years hundreds of people have died taking selfies in dangerous places.

How Many People Have You Met? 02.06.2025 ↓

How many people would you guess you've met in your lifetime? It's a bigger number than you think.

Pete Rose 26.05.2025 ↓

Pete Rose may finally be eligible for the Hall of Fame but his election is anything but certain.

Reopen Alcatraz? 19.05.2025 ↓

The President wants to reopen Alcatraz? Fuhgeddaboudit!

Baseball Trivia 12.05.2025 ↓

Two bases loaded triples in one game by the same hitter? Yup, it's been done.

Getting Older 05.05.2025 ↓

Getting old is a privilege not all of us get, but it is also a pain.

"Gotcha" Headlines 28.04.2025 ↓

Those "gotcha" headlines on Internet browser home pages do not always speak the truth.

Losing a Special Friend 21.04.2025 ↓

The pain of a best friend's death is softened by all the wonderful memories.