Not long after starting my new "regular job," it became clear to me that I'd have to adjust my everyday-carry arsenal. To wit:...

Call 'em stocking stuffers, if you like -- 'tis the season, after all -- but recently I acquired three blog-worthy pieces of kit i...

I remember loving the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade when I was a kid. Watching it now, I see it for what it's become (or maybe what...

A little over two weeks into my new "regular job," I now have a sense of whether or not it works for my family and me. It does. Th...

"How much does a man got to get humbled? Got humbled last year. Been humbled before and will be humbled again. In this profession, ther...

Today's 21-10 victory brought back sweet memories. It made a few new ones, too. Throwback uniforms , a tribute to the Ohio State team th...

When I was in my teens, I came to know Stefanie Belcher as the kid sister of a couple of girls who ran with my circle of friends. A few year...

I love OtterBoxes. Derrick and Wendy Bohn, proprietors of KnivesShipFree , love these bulletproof little cases, too, and they keep inventing...

Regional favorites notwithstanding, the annual football game between The Ohio State University Buckeyes and the University of Michigan Wolve...

And so begins Beat Michigan Week .

My criticism of certain insubstantial public figures might lead a reader to conclude that independent critical thought is all that matters...

If you didn't catch last night's edition of CNN's " Larry King Live ," you missed some great comedy. It's safe to ...

A new sign has gone up in Ohio's capital city. No doubt there will be much wailing and rending of garments. Somewhere a misguided, unthi...

My family and I stayed close to home over the weekend. On both Saturday and Sunday we did, in fact, do laundry and watch football. It was no...

The latest cycle-of-days puts us on the threshold of that recurring respite we call a weekend . This one's different. My wife and I have...

We were reminded yesterday afternoon of a colossal irony -- that the American military personnel who swear to "support and defend the C...

First of all, Ohio voters approved Issue 3 yesterday. The Home team won by a touchdown -- the final score was Critical Thinkers 53, Visitors...

My father-in-law is in the habit of mumbling observations from behind his morning newspaper, usually in response to what he's reading, o...

This morning, for the first time in many months, the axe that is our former home no longer is poised over my neck. We are, practically if no...

The much-anticipated Bark River Bravo Necker was unveiled early Thursday evening. Until 36 hours ago, the knife often had been referred to ...