How we can move fast and FIX things
Most of us are familiar with the phrase “move fast and break things,” which originated from the ethos of the early 2010s with Facebook...
Everything BUT The Kitchen Sink
Get yourself to the Geauga County Home & Garden & Farm & Whatever Exposition next year. You missed it this time; and what an...
Come On, Get Happy: How Consistent Steps Elevate Your Life
Amid challenging headlines, market volatility, and March Madness, here’s a refreshing trend: young Americans are experiencing a surprising increase in happiness. As detailed in...
Is a Tankless Water Heater the Right Choice for You?
Have you ever been greeted by an ice-cold shower in the morning because your water heater couldn’t keep up with your household’s hot water...
“Vernal” “Schmernal” is this the real thing?
Okay, I’ve seen worms on the sidewalk, I’ve seen daffodils coming up (as well as a couple of lonely tulips) in front of the...
A Novice Goes To The Daytona 500
Forty cars all in a bumper-to-bumper, wheel-to-wheel tightest of packs deadlock, all going left around a perhaps mile circle that is steeply banked toward...
Was That A Polar Bear On A Bike??
Coulda been–the grizzlies are still in caves…in Geauga County. Anyway, the bikers were in Garrettsville for the 10th Annual RoadApple Roubaix bike event–all four hundred...
I’ve got to get out more…
For any number of reasons, actually. I have always said that I should not be allowed to go shopping unsupervised. Especially GROCERY shopping. Good Grief...
Is this Groundhog’s Day or April first?
I never saw the movie, “Groundhog’s Day” but I gather that the premise of the whole thing was that the same events kept happening...
The North Versus The South
I was presented the opportunity to try out the snowbird lifestyle for this current winter, i.e., getting out of the Ohio cold. I have...
Somewhere, far away, Edison is weeping
The man had over one thousand patents, great and small, and I cannot get my television to work properly by the biggest football game...
It’s a Heat Wave!
Well, it’s the closest thing we’ve seen for a while, anyway. According to the OFA (Old Farmer’s Almanac), Saturday, the 25th was the date of...
There’s Snow Goin’ Out There
Walking is on hold for the duration, I reckon. I may be occasionally not too bright (The jury is still out on that one.)...
Cold Enough for Ya?!
So…when did single digits on the thermometer become a “norm”? Good Grief ! I must say, the hill in back of the Y has...
Timeless Needs met with Compassion
As we enter the New Year, many of us reflect on how we can make a meaningful impact in our communities. It’s a time...
Old Age Irrelevance, Googles got us Covered
I don’t know why it rankled me so when I heard the phrase, but it did. Some throwbacks affect me these days that never...
Rant ? Me???
Time for the annual...or semi-annual...or when I da—d-well feel like it... chance to point out the error of the ways of anybody not me....
“Reserved” seating…
Having now attended many of the season’s offerings of drama, music, sport, church , community activities of various sorts, I’m again noticing how we–many...
Why Does My Water Taste Bad Even Though It Looks Clear?
Water seems like an incredibly simple thing, right? Two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom combine to create the most essential element in the...
Seasons Greetings from the Villager
As the year winds down, we’re wrapping up our final issue of The Weekly Villager for 2024. It’s been a fantastic year bringing you...
And to think…
…that winter–meteorological/astronomical/calendar-wise–is all of three weeks away (December 21, 2024) and about that long ago we were all marveling at how unseasonably warm it...
Toy Trends for Kids
The holiday season is bringing a wave of innovative toys to stores as top brands unveil the most popular gifts for kids in 2024....
Ho Ho Ho… How Much?
I have got to get out more. That’s going to be my approach to being gob-smacked by the prices of all sorts of things. Shop...
Where Has The Gearshift Gone?
Nope. It’s not there. The gearshift is definitely not where it always has been, and it’s not between the seats either. Instead there is...
Stocks posted modest gains last week, with quarterly earnings season in full swing and the election on the horizon.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index increased 0.85 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.80 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.96...
Unexpected push back from a new senior relationship
What do you do when you have finally reached retirement age, and your loving spouse of many years has recently passed away? Perhaps you...
Part III – Life as a Survivor
In June of 2023, I went on an Unwelcome Journey. I thank you for walking with me over the course of the last few...
All Fired Up!
And I’m not talking about the fall colors and all that… though they are quite lovely, as usual. My pawpaw patch is a brilliant...
