Life As We Know It with Tom Walton

Term Limits 02.10.2023 ↓

Our Constitution sets a minimum age for the president. Maybe it’s time to set a maximum age too.

National One-Hit Wonder Day 25.09.2023 ↓

Sing it with me. It’s National One-Hit Wonder Day.

Milestone Birthdays 18.09.2023 ↓

We are defined by the milestone birthdays in our lives.

Artificial Intelligence 11.09.2023 ↓

It’s official. Artificial intelligence can write better than I can.

Flying the Friendly Skies 04.09.2023 ↓

An American Airlines pilot lays down the law to his passengers: behave yourselves back there.

Internet Scams 28.08.2023 ↓

Internet scammers know all the tricks for parting you from your money.

Movie Pairings 21.08.2023 ↓

Given the success of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” maybe we should consider pairing other films as an odd double feature.

You Want Fries With That? 14.08.2023 ↓

A South Carolina Burger King is in big trouble for serving French fries that previous customers have left behind.

Cruise Ship or Floating City 31.07.2023 ↓

The world’s newest and largest cruise ship will soon qualify as a “floating city.”

Food in Space 24.07.2023 ↓

A NASA contest is searching for the best way to send enough food for a mission to Mars.

Age 17.07.2023 ↓

South Korea tradition ends; newborns will no longer be a year old at birth.

Macon Bacon 10.07.2023 ↓

Critics of the Macon Bacon baseball team demand it pick a new name.

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!