Author Archives: David Carroll

I’ve gotten to that age where I’m going to a lot of funerals.  It makes you think, doesn’t it?  When you’re young, you think you’ll live forever.  But if you’re… Read more »

I have had many relationships in my life, but few have lasted longer than my love affair with cereal. Obviously I’m not alone. The cereal aisle has multiplied many times… Read more »

I’m sure you’ve noticed. In recent weeks, some high profile politicians have been using naughty words. At one time, I would have said they were “caught” using bad words, because… Read more »

Baseball season is here, and not a moment too soon.  After enduring a gray winter, I’m ready for some delicious, overpriced hot dogs. My love affair with the Atlanta Braves… Read more »

What if I told you there is a surefire way to reduce auto accidents, and prevent a considerable amount of fatalities? You would be interested, right? I would then tell… Read more »

After the Civil War, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman famously declined all invitations to run for President, stating “If nominated I will not run, and if elected, I will not… Read more »

I may have to stop going out in public.  I think my memory has officially reached its limit. I used to hear that we use only ten percent of our… Read more »

Recently, the price of mailing a letter went up a whole nickel, from 50 to 55 cents. I remember the national outcry when it went up a penny, from five… Read more »

I try to steer clear of politics, because frankly, you get enough of that just about everywhere else. Many “news types” have made it clear. They’re on this side, or… Read more »

Each Christmas season, I get my annual car insurance premium bill for the next year. Within moments, I go from Happy Holidays to Bah Humbug. My family has been quite… Read more »