I think the so-called generation gap is widening. Blame it as much on a younger generation that feels that oldsters think the same as they do while coping with a communication technology that is expanding exponentially. ...more

October 31, 2009

I have been around this old Earth for more than 85 years and consider myself very lucky. Being around that long you can't help but learn something about something! One of the most important things that I have learned is that a person's character begins to show in their face sooner or later. ...more

August 27, 2009

A mellow four-day camping trip goes almost perfectly — except for a wrong turn that has kayakers "a little confused." ...more

January 31, 2009

Time is flying and the Florida Gators basketball team has no way to stop the clock. ...more

January 31, 2009

How much red coloring goes into a red velvet cake? This recipe just says "1 bottle," but not the size of the bottle. ...more

December 14, 2008

Kitchen advice on how to make calamondin jelly, how much red food coloring for a red velvet cake, how to cook winter squash and to pluck a turkey. ...more

December 12, 2008

"I was told my son is a hero - that he may have saved a life. In reality, he was one of a number of heroes. A whole group of friends - and friends of friends - took action because they recognized warning signs and they didn't ignore them. Whether having learned the warning signs at school, or through TV or billboard campaigns, it doesn't matter. What matters is that they reached out when a young girl was hurting and may have saved her life. ...more

November 29, 2008

Action Lock And Safe usually sells a few home safes on Friday and Saturday -- total. But with a struggling banking sector, the Gunn Highway business sold seven safes Friday and two Saturday. ...more

October 13, 2008

Regarding "Birthday Candles Unlikely for Bollea" (Metro, July 24): I am inspired to write by your report that Nick Bollea won't have any candles for his 18th birthday. Neither did I, but not because I was in jail. It was because, in October 1954, I was at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., where I began my 27-year-long military career. ...more

July 29, 2008

Victims of sexual assault shouldn't have to worry about their identities being exposed or not being able to take a few days off work to seek help. ...more

July 11, 2008