by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 13, 2021 | Opinion
A popular children’s book by Taro Gomi reminds us that Everyone Poops – but not everyone does so in similar facilities. In many parts of the world, squatty potties even with the floor are de rigueur. Sometimes signs inside rare Western-style toilet cubicles instruct...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 6, 2021 | Opinion
We all know that staying fit and healthy at any age requires self-discipline. Pushing back from the table, getting up from the couch, and moving forward with meaningful exercise are keys to success. Exercise, to be effective, needs to be more than an occasional amble...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 22, 2021 | Opinion
I’ve been thinking about an ancient desert party that was like Burning Man, except not – the only similarity is that both involved a large gathering in a desert setting. Both involve a lot of sweaty and smelly people, but the ancients bathed much more often while...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 15, 2021 | Opinion
Few television shows have retained their popularity as long as “The Andy Griffith Show,” which ran for 249 episodes between 1960 and 1968, and continues to play in reruns more than 60 years later. The program was set in a simpler time in a small North Carolina town...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 8, 2021 | Opinion
It’s early September, and one of the houses we pass on our neighborhood walk already has a ghost on their front door. They must like Halloween a lot more than we do. We have two pumpkins already, but only because the vine volunteered from our compost soil, and we let...
