It was around 11 p.m., and I was out at the refuge doing a few chores that I hadn’t been able to get done earlier before darkness fell. I also hadn’t the time to set up my latest gadget, a trail camera. After completing my chores, I took a couple of minutes to hang the…

My Cousin Elmo says, “I’m at that point in my life where running errands counts as going out.”

“I wouldn’t survive one of those Halloween slasher movies,” my wife said when she got home. “I heard tapping on the window above my desk. Then I saw someone wearing a ‘Michael Myers’ mask.” “‘Did someone get locked out?’ I thought,” she said. “So I went to check. No one. That’s when I discovered I…

Marcella Marie Dennison, 60, of Wakeman, Ohio, passed away on October 22, 2022. Marcy, as she was better known, was born on June 25, 1962, to Ted and Madge Dennison (nee Greyeyes) in Reno, Nevada, joining her sister, Cheryl Renee. In 1965 the family relocated to Crescent City, California, where Ted and Madge divorced. Later,…

My Cousin Elmo says, “I had the slowest, rudest and nastiest cashier today. I’m done using the the self-checkout.”

In her British accent, Texas asked Bishop, as he paid Helene for the cup of coffee, “How long should I keep mums outside in these colder temperature?” Bishop wrinkling his face, said, “I wouldn’t leave your mom outside, ever.” “Not mum,” Texas shot back, “Mums!” Bishop took a sip of coffee, rolled his eyes, and…

CORRECTION: In tiny print is the address 1630 S. Commerce St., Las Vegas, Nev., 89102 — home to Culinary Workers Union Local 226…so not only dishonest but a misdirect… Every day until Tue., Nov. 8, we will be bombarded with political mailers and ads in Nevada. I generally throw them away without ever looking at…

My Cousin Elmo says, “It would be fun if Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, changed the bird logo from blue to red, jus’ so we could see a few heads explode.”

Perhaps I ought to pay a bit more attention to how I ask a question. The other morning I heard my wife pass air. Then she came down the hall only to do something not in her nature. “Whew!” she announced. “I have bad gas.” “Where do you think it came from?” I asked, wanting…

The tension was palpable that late morning. Some who were there might have even said you could have cut it with a dull knife. The two groups, one made up of the ‘woke’ crowd, the other ‘unwoke.’ Because what else could one call them? Fascists? Nazis? MAGA Republicans? They shouted names, pejoratives, slurs, and insults…