dave in the shack

After all this time I never put it together that Montreal’s name involved a mountain, Mont Real.   America, and at least this American, is...

I’m going on vacation, the concept of which changes after you retire.   Vacation used to be a break from the hectic; getting away from t...

I know the numbers now without looking, but I still check them out every morning when I get the Tribune off the driveway.   I could view t...

I’m more aware than many of what a budget stalemate in Springfield means to real people.   I’ve been through previous stalemates as the di...

Emergency aid for seizures has evolved since I was a kid.   Be sure to read the postscript * at the end of this piece to learn how to help...