All the contentious political talk, all the surplus of disturbing news that fills the airways was swept away at the end of March when umpires in fifteen cities yelled “Play Ball,” the first time since 2011 all thirty major league teams were in action on
Our sister publication, the Carrier Pigeon, is offering free ads to merchants and professionals who walk into our offices and introduce themselves to Linda and me. I have no idea how long this “freebee deal” will last but we have really been enjoying it. We
We love the theater. When I was younger Linda and I visited theaters in New York and Philadelphia frequently Sad to say, we rarely do that anymore. I am older, the trip seems longer, the traffic worse than ever and the trek has become far more
Hey, it’s almost Father’s Day, and there’s nothing better for dad to do than grill outside. These recipes below are meant to help them, him, succeed and break out of his mold of grilling the plain hamburger and hotdog. Not too difficult, he might need a
Thankfully it was a dream. I was sitting in the witness chair in a courtroom facing my three children who were questioning my parenting skills. I was the defendant and they were prosecutors. My wife was the judge. ELDER DAUGHTER: please state your name and occupation for
Last week, the day after we released the Uptight Suburbanite, Linda left our home very early in the morning to babysit for our son and daughter-in-law. When I got up later in the morning I realized that I was home alone and remembered that the
It’s pool time and if you have a pool to be serviced, or are thinking of installing one, let me recommend Anton & Sons Pools. They have been “between our covers” for several years now and the feedback has been very good. We have never
Before I start sharing what’s on my mind this month I wanted to mention an article I wrote many years ago. In fact, it was an incident that I am about to review that actually launched the “Travels with Allen” monthly article. It started when I
By Suzanne Gwilliam, Realtor You’ve decided it’s time to buy a house before the rates go up anymore! This is a pretty big decision, so where should you start? Well, with me of course, lol! But seriously, where do you start your home search? First things first,
Spring is here! Yup! And we need snacks, easy to prepare food in between baseball games, etc. And we want light food that won’t weigh us down. We’ve got that “stuff” this month. I’m a “nut” fan so we offer two delicious, almost addictive, nut
