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Bathroom floor tiles that weigh you, analyze your gait and evaluate your fall risk. Bathroom mirrors that initiate telehealth conferences based on...
During my career as a late-in-life columnist, I have been blessed with the opportunity to chronicle three birthdays ending in zero. (My so-called...
You probably have quite a few co-workers with whom you exchange chitchat, banter and superficial observations on current events. (“I fervently...
It’s probably not the Easter message you expected, but for the sake of argument, let’s set aside miracles, repentance, heaven, hell and claims of...
Well, THOSE eagerly anticipated revelations certainly crashed and burned. You may recall last summer a former intelligence officer told Congress that...
You probably crave a break from my patented “sour grapes” routine, but we must face facts: spring break (a.k.a. Easter break, a.k.a. mid-term...
By Danny Tyree As a writer, I can't deny harboring an appreciation for the richness of slang, metaphors, similes and colloquialisms. And yet...there's...
As a writer, I can’t deny harboring an appreciation for the richness of slang, metaphors, similes and colloquialisms. And yet…there’s something...
‘I accept full responsibility.”’ In your lifetime you’ve doubtless heard umpteen public figures (elected officials, bureaucrats, corporate...
What an amazing coincidence! Two days after Apple released its much-ballyhooed Vision Pro contraption, Joni Mitchell gave her first Grammy Awards...
While struggling to find a suitable angle for this Valentine’s Day essay, I lucked upon some “Reader’s Digest” clickbait. The article talked...
Are truancy officers about to get help in fighting absenteeism? According to the New York Post, the Ohio legislature is considering a bipartisan pilot...
Despite my best preventive measures, I have spent decades enduring the “stillgottas.” If you are unfamiliar with the medical terminology, it’s...
Oh, for simpler times with fewer adult responsibilities and fewer high-tech distractions! Then I might manage to finish reading two excellent...
Okay, maybe I’m approaching this from a position of privilege. One of my earliest memories is of tagging along to my mother’s former grammar...
‘Just when you think it’s safe to be a jerk on the roadway…” Motorists in many cities have grown accustomed to the likelihood of having their...
‘The right place at the right time.” I realize that not everyone recognizes Jesus Christ as the Son of God (or even a real person); but for...
A course is a course, of course of course … Or is it? According to those madcap bean-counters at the National Golf Foundation, the number of...
It was never as high-profile as “Rudolph” or “Frosty,” but it’s worth noting that the animated special “The Bear Who Slept Through...
I understand some commentators are accusing Target of scoring less than a bullseye in dealing with shoplifters. The retailer encourages the police to...
Well, that quarter-century went by faster than the weaver’s shuttle! (Almost as fast as younger readers Googling, “What the %$#@& is a weaver’s...
By Danny Tyree Well, that quarter-century went by faster than the weaver's shuttle! (Almost as fast as younger readers Googling, "What the %$#@& is a...
One of my co-workers has an autumnal tradition of spending a week of quality time with her dog Alfie around his birthday. Some may find that...
By Danny Tyree One of my co-workers has an autumnal tradition of spending a week of quality time with her dog Alfie around his birthday. Some may find...
By Danny Tyree I had forgotten about it, but my father once reminisced about finding elementary school-aged me habitually "watching" TV with my back...
I had forgotten about it, but my father once reminisced about finding elementary school-aged me habitually “watching” TV with my back turned to...
By Danny Tyree Kicking and screaming were not involved, but it did take our 19-year-old son Gideon an interminably long time to show an interest in...
When I searched online for potential Halloween-column topics, I encountered innumerable headlines screaming about fun, easy, last-minute homemade...
By Danny Tyree When I searched online for potential Halloween-column topics, I encountered innumerable headlines screaming about fun, easy,...
‘Are ya haaawngry?’ In the 1990s, that question by the late Harold Rowland became a running gag after church every Sunday, as he inquired where I,...
By Danny Tyree "Are ya haaawngry?" In the 90s, that question by the late Harold Rowland became a running gag after church every Sunday, as he inquired...
‘Where’s your Bayer?’ I vividly remember that question from my high school job working in a convenience market in my Tennessee hometown. A buxom...
National Newspaper Week (October 1-7) compels me to acknowledge my journalistic catastrophe of fifth grade. Based on my passion for reading...
By Danny Tyree National Newspaper Week (October 1-7) compels me to acknowledge my journalistic catastrophe of fifth grade. Based on my passion for...
Hot peppers bring tears to my eyes, but so does a family anecdote from my young adulthood. I was living with my parents and slept during the day...
So, now the fuzzy purple critter isn’t the only “grimace” I’ll associate with the McDonald’s chain. “I’m lovin’ it” was assuredly...
By Danny Tyree So, now the fuzzy purple critter isn't the only "grimace" I'll associate with the McDonald's chain. "I'm lovin' it" was assuredly not...
‘So, Dan – what are you doing tonight?” After 40-plus years, I can still hear one of my best friends from college asking that dreaded question....
By Danny Tyree "So, Dan – what are you doing tonight?" After 40-plus years, I can still hear one of my best friends from college asking that dreaded...