A reunion of former co-workers reminded us all of the special bonds that are formed in the workplace.

When the shoeboxes in our closets are filled with photographs, cleaning out the closet can take a lot longer than it should.

Five national parks in five days. That was the challenge I laid out for myself.

The sport of curling is big in Canada. Here in the U.S., not so much. Some Americans call it “shuffleboard on ice.”

One of life’s little ordeals: the process of buying a new car. Your choice: bells and whistles or simple transportation from Point A to Point B.

Going to the movies is no fun when there are no movies worth seeing.

The strange things I wonder about surprise even me occasionally. For example, it surprises me every time I get a piece of snail mail and the postage stamp has not been cancelled. What’s up with that?

A few years ago I shared the witticisms displayed by a service station in Seattle, Wash., on its outdoor sign. I wondered if the clever folks who run the place, and the equally clever customers who keep nominating pithy sayings of their own, are still at it. Turns out, they are.

Several weeks ago we had some fun sharing news reports that originally appeared in American newspapers more than a hundred years or so ago. Folks indicated that they enjoyed those. So we’ve dug up some more.

By actual count, I own seven cameras. As far as I know every one of them still works.