On a family road trip a while back, we ordered food to be delivered to the hotel room. It arrived, hot and ready, an hour

I’ve often thought of being a dictator. I’d be a benevolent dictator, because I’m a nice guy. But it would come with certain benefits, which

UPDATED Sunday, Jan. 3, to include omissions and recent developments: “Hi Tim, this is Allan Cameron.” It was an unmistakable baritone voice, and he drew

Let’s flash back a year. Remember the end of 2019? People couldn’t wait for 2019 to be over. The consensus was, it was an awful

Woody (answers phone): Cheers! Yes, ma’am, right away. (Turns to Carla.) There’s some lady screaming her head off. Carla: What’s she want? Woody: I don’t

I’m no constitutional scholar. But I am a pretty avid practitioner of the First Amendment. So, I have those five freedoms committed to memory, the

Ah, the Saturday after Thanksgiving. That day when the anticipation finally starts to pay off, the food-drink-football-shopping hangover from Turkey Day and Black Friday has

It was one of those moments, like 9/11, or the 1994 earthquake, or, for previous generations, the assassination of JFK. You will always remember where

It was a Sunday afternoon in March. My wife and I were at one of our favorite spots, a local micro-brewery, unwinding and enjoying an

When our daughter came home for Christmas break at the end of her first semester at Washington State University, she went through the airports toting

“Them n—-s just got aired out… Somebody bust on the police, n—-. Two sheriffs shot in the face. They trippin’. It’s going up in Compton…

What’s the statute of limitations on Stupid Teenage Pranks?  I think I’m in the clear, so a confession: In the 1980s, my knucklehead buddies and

About two months into the COVID-19 crisis, I was surfing my usual sports channels. I’m a sports fan. I have my favorites — hockey, football

I’ve made no secret of my love affair. Not THAT kind of love affair. It’s my lifelong love affair with hockey. My parents are both

George Alleyn. Walt Frago. Roger Gore. James Pence. David March. Jake Kuredjian. Arthur Pelino. Randy Hamson. If these names are unfamiliar to you, here’s a

I’m convinced there are those who can find a reason anywhere to be offended. It’s almost like “the right to be offended” has become our

The restaurants took great care to create a sense of ambience, which is a challenge when you’re setting up shop not in your usual space,

The kids are naming names. I’m not. But there’s been a flurry of local social media activity the past two weeks, and it’s alarming in