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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
Seat Belts 03.07.2023
Seat belts save lives, but many Ohioans don’t seem to care
Free Pizza! 19.06.2023
Free pizza! And you don’t have to pay until after you die.
Hurricane Names 12.06.2023
Hurricane names should reflect the ferocious nature of the storm.
2-Mile Walk 05.06.2023
My new fitness goal is to walk two miles a day….once in a while.
Summer Blockbuster Movies 29.05.2023
A sure sign summer is almost here: Blockbuster movies are coming.
A Woman's Right to Vote 22.05.2023
Giving women the vote should have happened a lot sooner in America.
Gordon Lightfoot 15.05.2023
The legend of both the Edmund Fitzgerald and Gordon Lightfoot lives on.
Comedy 08.05.2023
Standup comedy is all about timing, style, and delivery.
1957 01.05.2023
If you remember 1957, congratulations. It was the Year of the Frisbee.
My T-Shirt Collection 24.04.2023
I have a problem. Why would a normal person collect T-shirts?
Homophones 17.04.2023
The abuse of our beautiful language is rampant – literally.
An Insult 10.04.2023
Why do we always think of the perfect response to an insult too late to be effective?
The Mighty Tomato 03.04.2023
A sailor in the Caribbean was rescued after 24 days at sea with nothing to eat but ketchup. Let’s hear it for the mighty tomato!
Minor League Name Game 27.03.2023
What’s the best baseball team nickname of all time, the Toledo Mud Hens or the Minot Why Nots?
The Headline Writer 20.03.2023
Every journalist’s best friend: the headline writer.
A Solicitation for Cremation 13.03.2023
A solicitation for cremation is not something I want to see in my mailbox.
Changes in Baseball 06.03.2023
Will Major League Baseball’s new rules actually speed up the game? We can only hope.
10 Years of "Life As We Know It" 27.02.2023
Ten years after we started, ‘Life As We Know It” is still fun.
The Right Pillow 20.02.2023
Few things are more important than the pillow we rest our head on every night.
Jackie Robinson 13.02.2023
Baseball icon and civil rights advocate Jackie Robinson was a Hall of Famer in more ways than one.
Birthdays 06.02.2023
Birthdays are special for a kid; as we age, not so much.
Politics As Usual? 30.01.2023
The 118th Congress is the third oldest since 1789.
A Gift From My Granddaughter 23.01.2023
Here’s a blank book, Grandpa. Tell me the story of your life.
Phoebe Ann Moses 16.01.2023
She only wanted to fight the enemy, but in 1898 women were not allowed in the military.
Memorial Day 1956 09.01.2023
A small Wyandot County village will never forget one particular Memorial Day.
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