The festival that keeps on giving
One thing you might have noticed that was conspicuously missing in the past couple of weeks was this column. Well, there are indeed times...
Dance season is upon us
It’s dance competition season again, and for this dance dad, that delivers pride and joy, as well as some frustration and eye rolling.
This past...
St. Patrick’s holds fun, fatigue
My evolution into the next age classification of my life continued recently. In the past, I’ve been a big fan of heading out for...
The Wright stuff
Over the course of my nearly 30 years in journalism, I’ve talked to my share of high-profile folks – music stars, professional athletes, film...
And the cat came back …
We received another visit from the crazy kitten recently. Yes, Sasha, my sister-in-law’s kitten seems to have won the hearts of my wife and...
Fake hip, meet 10 flights of stairs
For the most part, I ache every day, to varying degrees. Hey, I’m overweight, in my 50s, and have arthritis in my joints, and...
Super Bleh
More shock and schlock than actual sporting event
The Super Bowl is typically an excellent snapshot of the United States of America: over the top,...
Introducing salmon to extended ‘clan’
OK, the dark, dreary January days have impacted even me, the barbecue lover. But, thanks to extended “family,” I returned to the outdoors on...
Sharing information
When I learned the municipality was going to broadcast its Jan. 18 staff budget presentation to council over Facebook, I decided to give it...
The needle, but no damage done … to us
We had a bit of a reality moment at The Voice on Friday. As Michelle, our graphics person, was taking the paper recycling bin...
