Opinions
The morning commute on Wednesday, August 16, along old U.S. Route 51 between Cobden and metropolitan Anna was blessedly quiet, uneventful and almost free of any other traffic.
On the journey to start another day of adventures at The Paragraph Factory, I couldn't help but think about what the...
Finally. A reason for yours truly to love cats. Or, to at least tolerate them. Even Bob. Maybe...
Actually, I might have two reasons to tolerate felines. First of all: did you know that Aug. 8 was International Cat Day.
Yup. And I missed it. Maybe I missed all of the International Cat Day...
What happens when yours truly has too much time on his hands?
To tell you the truth, yours truly does not have too much time on his hands very often. However, last week, one thing kind of led to another, and pretty soon...well, you're about to read what happened...
First up, we had another Chuck...
Scripture came to mind one day last week while yours truly was standing in the midst of a veritable deluge.
Allow me, if you will, an opportunity to paraphrase a few verses from the Book of Genesis...
...in the six hundredth year of Noah's life (well, sometimes I feel about that old), in the...
A few casual observations before we get started on the good stuff...
...last week, it was so hot that I saw a chicken basting itself...
...speaking of chickens, they were laying eggs that were already hard boiled...
...dragonflies were getting so hot that they were turning into fire flies...
...we...
For this week, yours truly considered writing a colyum about something that had not happened yet. However, that would have been some more FAKE NEWS, and we're all done with that silliness. Well, I am...
A couple of weeks ago, on a Sunday evening to be more precise, yours truly was doing one of his...
FAKE NEWS ALERT!!!!!! FAKE NEWS ALERT!! FAKE NEWS ALERT!!!!!!!!
Just wanted you to know that while yours truly was out on a "beat" one day last week, some absolutely genuine FAKE NEWS was shared with him...by at least three omnomynus sources.
Seems that a local landmark, which we will not identify...
A couple of weeks ago, The Other Half and her traveling companion – that would be yours truly – journeyed to Paris for a very special occasion.
The special occasion: somebody we had known for a few years tied the knot. Got hitched. Up and married. We have known the groom for a while. The bride is a...
This week's colyum is going to be pretty simple. We're going to call it Fun With Photoshop.
Yours truly had to be out of town for a few days, so I did not have time to come up with a Pulitzer Prize winner for this week. More about our journey next week. I hope.
Anyway, what you're seeing this week...
This week, dear readers, allow me to wax philosophical. And, you're asking yourself: What exactly does he mean when he's going to wax philosophical?
Thank you for asking.
To be honest with you, to wax philosophical was one of those things I've heard hundreds of times on the Journey Through Life....
Pages
The Gazette-Democrat
112 Lafayette St.
Anna, Illinois 62906
Office Number: (618) 833-2158
Email: news@annanews.com
Sign Up For Breaking News
Stay informed on our latest news!