When Nothing Goes Terribly, Terribly Wrong

What is it about stepping in water when you’re wearing socks? One moment, your foot’s dry and toasty. The next, you’ve got a cold tongue working its way up between your toes. Yuck. It’s even worse when you’re standing in front of the...

If it’s Bad, Why Does it Feel so Good?

We’ve reached the time of year when the outdoors-challenged among us have to make a hard decision.  It’s ninety-five degrees out, the biting insects are swarming, and there’s a brick patio to lay. Do I  a. cover up from head to toe and risk...

A Good Friend’s Bid to Be Remembered

It was a Saturday morning auction like any other. By nine o’clock, the grass parking area, carefully cordoned off from the rest of the yard with orange “warning” tape, was already packed with pick-up trucks, a few cars, and an Amish horse carriage...

Grand Champion Newbie Fairgoer

Late summer is the time to be fair-minded. And by that, I don’t mean that we should treat those who disagree with us with an extra degree of respect – although that wouldn’t be such a bad idea as the thermometer tops out in August. I mean we should...

Dim-witted Thieves or International Conspiracy?

Landisburg, PA A recent rash of solar garden light thefts has led many Perry County residents to think they’ve been the victims of mindless drunken teenage thieves. Not so, says Special Agent Perot Rastaman of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “What at...