OK, so I first have to start right out by making a correction on last week’s column. By the time I caught it, it was already off to print. Most of you know I wrote about my son last week because we had just celebrated his birthday. I talked about how many Legos he has
It’s a mess. And now it’s all yours to clear up. Over time, too many hands tweaked this thing, dropped the ball, subtracted important aspects, added pet projects and then they dumped it in your lap to fix. You get to untangle the knots. You must replace unneeded with helpful and reclaim a reputation. It
Look out, Lou Ferrigno, aka, the Incredible Hulk. Williamsport has its own Incredible Hulk, and his name is Tom Cillo. I, like most everyone in the Williamsport area, have known Tom for decades for a multitude of things, including his outstanding representation of “Raider Nation” to his willingness to eat a poinsettia (he claims they’re
Life is built on choices. In his poem, The Road Not Taken, Robert Frost reflects on the wonder and mystery of the choices we make, and the direction life takes. In case you’re not familiar with it, here it is in its entirety: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not
It was like squashing a cockroach, they said. Put your toe down in one spot, rotate your hips and your ankle, shimmy them shoulders, and snap your fingers to the beat. That’s how you kill a bug, and it’s how you do The Twist — but beware. In the new book “Shake It Up, Baby”
Hot, hazy, and humid weather can do a number on your hair. Frizz happens when the cuticle of the hair lifts up. This is the hair strand’s outer layer, like scales on a fish that lap over each other. If your cuticles are undamaged, your hair will be shiny and frizz-free. Of course, hair can
Last week, our son Tyler turned fifteen. You sit and ponder and wonder where in the world all those years went. To think that in one more year, he will be old enough to drive is just crazy to me. It feels like yesterday, I was fifteen. Now, I have a son almost old enough
When Jim Webb asked me if I would write for the Weekly, I said no. I’m not a public person. I tend to be shy, and I prefer flying under the radar. Writing for Webb would put my thoughts in the public square and open them to misinterpretation and uninvited criticism. I just didn’t want
This isn’t an article about ping-pong. Having said that, I have been playing ping-pong since I was tall enough to see over the edge of the table. My dad and my oldest brother taught me the game in our basement, and we played a lot. When my little guys were tall enough, we picked up
Everyone who has been reading my articles over the years knows that I am an avid sports fan. You might also know that I have a place in my heart for track and field, as all five of my children, my wife, and myself have competed in the sport, with three of my kids going
With the recent flurry of flight cancellations and tech drama, you may be swearing off boarding a plane for a while. Recently, when talking about traveling with some friends, the idea came up that next summer we, may take a very big trip to Vancouver Island. Having been before, I know that would include at
