Flying (mostly) Solo

By Chris Watson There are times when events, random on surface inspection, intersect in our lives to form a nexus.  This last week two deaths,...

By Chris Watson It is inevitable. There is letdown, followed by a kind of stunned emptiness that leaves one, at least for a couple of...

By Chris Watson Most cooks try to learn by making dishes. Doesn’t mean you can cook. It means you can make that dish. When you...

By Candace Byington When we think of camping we think far away, hard to get to, and inconvenient. Some would call that rustic, other would...

By Chris Watson “Summer lovin’ had me a blast… Summer lovin’ happened so fast…” --Grease, 1971 I fall in love every summer.  More accurately, I fall in love...

By Robin Mahle An Outsider's Perspective on The Top Five Reasons to Call Toledo “Home” First impressions are important, and there’s a first time for everything....

By Chris Watson Every time the weather breaks I have the same sense of adventure and gratitude since, not to put too fine a point...

By Chris Watson Hanging an average of 93 million miles from us (one AU for you astronomy fans) is a star that burns 600 million...

By Chelsea Simon The leaves are changing, pumpkin is now the only flavor of coffee or beer that you can get, and that means one...

By Chris Watson Here is a great advantage to having school age children in our lives: they tell us what holiday to celebrate. Without their...