Author Archives: David Carroll

You can blame it on AutoCorrect, Spell Check, voice-activated text, or just plain old lack of spelling skills, but social media continues to be a bottomless pit of unintentional laughs. … Read more »

I LOVE it when great people are honored while they are alive. Too often, we wait until after they’re gone, and that’s when the tributes flow. Hollywood gave Carol Burnett… Read more »

More than a few times over the years, I’ve filled this space with “Facebook Fails” or “AutoCorrect Accidents,” a collection of unfortunate misspellings.  These word mishaps are caused by technology,… Read more »

  Many people have described 2018 as a terrible year. According to the latest polls, the only thing Americans agree on is that Americans do not agree on anything. At… Read more »

Recently, a manager who works with a chain of retail stores asked me for an honest opinion. He said one of his store’s competitors seemed to get more favorable mentions… Read more »

When most believers thank a higher power for the people in their lives, a mental list begins to form. It can include children, a spouse, parents, and siblings. The list… Read more »

One of the funniest episodes of the old TV show “Happy Days” involved super-cool Fonzie having to admit he was wrong about something. He couldn’t even say the word. “I… Read more »

Everett Fairchild has died at the age of 89.  I was very fortunate that he became a school board member at the same time I began reporting on education.  There… Read more »

Colonoscopy 2018 is behind me now (sorry) and I wanted to share the adventure with you. Due to my family history, I’m in the “every five years” category.  As you… Read more »

  I finally got to hang out with the Beach Boys, well, two of them anyway. Mike Love, who co-founded the group with his cousins Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson… Read more »