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Ten years and counting
March 9, 2010
You know that point where you have driven a car so long it went from halfway new-looking to ready for the scrap pile. Well, I’m getting dangerously close to that point. » Full Story
Maybe, I just need a nap
March 8, 2010
Oh joy.
It's that time of year again when we lose an hour of sleep, but gain an hour of daylight.
On Sunday, March 14 at 2 a.m. » Full Story
It's that time of year again when we lose an hour of sleep, but gain an hour of daylight.
On Sunday, March 14 at 2 a.m. » Full Story
The weather outside isn’t frightful anymore
March 7, 2010
It is at this time of year, with apologies to President Obama, that hope really begins to flourish, at least from my perspective. » Full Story
‘Hey, who the heck is that?’
March 7, 2010
Greetings newspaper and presumably online readers. You may notice that I am not, in fact, Dave Barry. To my knowledge he is still alive and well but is probably just a little busy at the moment. » Full Story
Does knowing ‘Flashdance’ make me old?
March 6, 2010
It’s funny how fashion trends come back into style. Some genres that died and should stay buried rear their ugly heads back onto the fashion scene. » Full Story
Who doesn’t love grilled meat on a stick?
March 4, 2010
Of skin, cartilage, or tongue, which is my least favorite perched upon a stick and grilled? Small, round pieces of chicken cartilage, most likely the piece between the leg and thigh has a great... » Full Story
I'll take a dirty martini - hold the religious politics, please
March 1, 2010
Religion and politics do not mix.
This is probably why I refrain from writing about either as much as humanly possibl. » Full Story
This is probably why I refrain from writing about either as much as humanly possibl. » Full Story
Do I hope the president fails?
February 28, 2010
It was somewhat of a surprise to me, after battling through illness for much of the week, that I opened up the Conrad Record and saw my name mentioned by my good friend, Chuck Friend. » Full Story
Sometimes life isn’t fair
February 27, 2010
Sometimes I like to complain.
No really, I do.
Oh, stop that, I know you’re thinking, “But April, you NEVER complain in this colum. » Full Story
No really, I do.
Oh, stop that, I know you’re thinking, “But April, you NEVER complain in this colum. » Full Story
Life, liberty and the pursuit of licorice
February 23, 2010
Call me picky but I like a certain type of Twizzlers licorice. It’s the kind that they call “Pull ‘N Peel. » Full Story