Colin Powell speaks in Springfield (10/28/09)

Where is our common sense? (10/19/09)

Some hummers still in area (10/10/09)

Traveling the Back Roads (10/06/09)

Can you identify this tree? (09/27/09)

Monday morning musings (09/25/09)

The Tale of Mr. Sweet Potato Head (09/23/09)

"Happy Days" Part 2: The CAR! (09/13/09)

The Return of Laverne and Shirley! (09/11/09)

Gotta love a small town parade! (09/08/09)

Kids say the Darndest Things! (09/03/09)

Civil War interests Stoddard Countians (08/19/09)

Tiny Vampires of the Night (08/19/09)

Another "Men are from Mars" moment (08/10/09)

Book published in 1948 continues to be relevant (08/05/09)

Internet lets unwelcome visitors into my home (07/28/09)

Lessons from the Cat (07/23/09)

Remembering the Moon Walk (07/19/09)

Can't we just take a pill? (07/14/09)

French tourists labeled "rude" (07/11/09)

Cuppa Joe? (07/07/09)

Michael Jackson scams - Already?? (06/30/09)

Yellow cat Renovation Project #1 (06/25/09)

Thoughts on Father's Day (06/21/09)

The "Big Switch" (06/18/09)

Best laid plans of Mice and Men... (06/16/09)

On the road again (06/08/09)

Breaking a dry spell (05/27/09)

As good as it gets (05/11/09)

Life in the Twilight Zone (05/07/09)

Another email scam (05/04/09)

Stuck in the Middle! (04/22/09)

Killer wisteria! (04/19/09)

Crying the New Puppy Blues (04/15/09)

Monkeying around (04/02/09)

Understanding Engineers 101 (03/26/09)

Another adventure in Memphis (03/21/09)

Dear Uncle Peter in Benin (03/19/09)

Mystery solved! (03/12/09)

Can you solve this mystery? (03/01/09)

Historic bridges of Missouri (02/24/09)

Favorite Getaways! (02/18/09)

The "r" mystery (02/08/09)

Thank you, Semo Electric! (02/04/09)

Got power? (02/01/09)

Old thinking for a new year (01/23/09)

History in the making (01/20/09)

Mensa Word Originals (01/13/09)

2008 Banished Word List (01/02/09)

Life in a Small Town (12/16/08)

Looking back at the Great Depression (12/08/08)

Obama's grammar stirs controversy (11/21/08)

Big Brother's Catch 22 (11/16/08)

Treadmill Trauma (11/16/08)

Everything old is new again! (11/11/08)

My Life with a cat burglar (11/08/08)

Never thought I'd do this again! (10/31/08)

Dancing with the Stars! (10/29/08)

Traveling the back roads of Stoddard County (10/26/08)

Local women protest Minnie O'Pausal's imprisonment (10/17/08)

Cranky old English teacher pet peeves (10/15/08)

Here we go again! (10/07/08)

Who won??? (10/02/08)

Van Buren Get-Away (10/02/08)

Palin Mania wearing thin? (09/28/08)

Goodbye, Hummers! (09/25/08)

Looking back to 1917 (09/23/08)

Palin: Pit Bull or Victim? (09/17/08)

Palin Portfolio: Hot or Not? (09/11/08)

The Palin Portfolio: Take 2 (09/10/08)

Miss Alaska 1984? (09/09/08)

The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (09/07/08)

Care for a scorpion on a stick? (08/26/08)

A Little Help from my Friends (08/23/08)

Patsy the House Goat (08/18/08)

Blue Skies for the Olympics (08/08/08)

The Goat Chronicles: A Difference of Opinion (08/03/08)

The Goat Chronicles (07/31/08)

Conspiracy theories keep journalist awake at night (07/31/08)

Mother was right -- again!! (07/29/08)

Blackberry summer (07/23/08)

The Cinderella Syndrome (07/21/08)

Tomato Tragedy (07/19/08)

Famous mental hospital to be torn down (07/17/08)

Did the New Yorker go too far? (07/14/08)

More problems for Obama? (07/10/08)

When complaints fall on deaf ears (07/02/08)

"Gas Tax Holiday:" Good idea? (07/01/08)

Hula Hoop turns 50 (06/28/08)

Time traveling in Old St. Charles (06/24/08)

A unique look back at the gas issue (06/17/08)

Greasy kid stuff? (06/13/08)

Breaking news: Grey Panthers kidnap noted journalist (06/10/08)

Lions, and tigers, and bears, oh my! (06/03/08)

Honeysuckle Summer (06/01/08)

Holy MoDot! Have you been to Van Buren lately? (05/27/08)

Okay, where do we complain? (05/20/08)

Email Idiocy (05/17/08)

Gas stories from the Past (05/14/08)

Mother's Day Memories (05/11/08)

Bad TV Night (05/07/08)

Birdwatching 101 (05/04/08)

What a difference 10 years makes... (04/30/08)

Page 2 - the rest of the story (04/29/08)

Ah, Spring! Where have you been? (04/24/08)

Did you feel it? (04/18/08)

Thoughts at 3 a.m. (04/02/08)

Another levee breaks (03/22/08)

Dinosaur Day (03/15/08)

More Memories (03/11/08)

Memphis Blues (03/04/08)

What is your Real Age? (02/22/08)

ICE bound! (02/12/08)

Alaska memories: Nome (01/27/08)

Is winter a "man thing"? (01/22/08)

When is an improvement not an improvement? (01/14/08)

Plot or not? (01/05/08)

Tupperware Trauma (12/25/07)

Bush goat meets bush hog (12/12/07)

Sad times in education (12/03/07)

Closet Cleaning 101 (11/28/07)

The Widow's Goat Guard (11/20/07)

Life in a Small Town (11/11/07)

Gas Depression Blues (11/07/07)

The Great Halloween Hoax (10/28/07)

English with the bark on it (10/24/07)

Bloom where you're planted! (10/21/07)

Life on the Funny Farm (10/02/07)

Have you seen Big Springs lately? (09/26/07)

The Kudzu Caper (09/20/07)

The Vine that ate the South (09/08/07)

Snakes Alive!! (08/29/07)

My Jungle Adventure, Missouri style (08/27/07)

The Catalog Conspiracy (08/22/07)

What's in a name? (08/19/07)

Places I'd rather be....... (08/16/07)

There and back: A Blogger's Tale (08/13/07)

Heat rage! (08/08/07)

He Man meets Inspector Gadget (08/05/07)

Mastiffs thought to have killed caretaker (08/04/07)

Life is too short (08/03/07)

Mystery creature prowls Advance (07/31/07)

How do we choose a mate? (07/29/07)

Do cats have a sixth sense? (07/27/07)

Essex pups up for adoption (07/26/07)

Cruel isn't Cool: Illegal dogfighting is still around (07/22/07)

Essex pups to be at Petco this Sunday (07/18/07)

From Fairbanks to Advance: How did it happen? (07/18/07)

Blog on! (07/16/07)

Cell phone Mania (07/14/07)

Who lives in Avert? (07/12/07)

From Madeline (07/11/07)

Are there mountain lions in Advance? (07/07/07)