I see, hear and read reports of protests, riots, and violence committed over hot-button issues plaguing the U.S. You name it, people are mad about it. But is our collective situation really as dire as it sounds?

I had to fix something on the roof. The ladder had strict setup instructions, but I wasn’t planning to be up there for long. How dangerous could it be?

In the 1970s, any kid who found shopping carts, large boxes or truck inner tubes was king for the day.

So much has changed in the decades since some of us went to high school: Our hometown, attitudes, the country, technology, society, the world.

When the children leave the nest, parents lose their precious children, yes. But they also often gain something rather enjoyable.

Initially, my interest in the Facebook Marketplace item was nothing more than casual curiosity, like online window shopping. But I didn’t stop there.

The “cone of shame” is just one aspect of a dog’s indignity at a certain key developmental stage.

When the older siblings grow up and go away, it’s as if parents remember that their youngest is a real and somewhat interesting individual also.

Modern technology is simply mind-boggling, but especially for those of us born before the digital age. So much of today’s world seems to operate magically in a vague, invisible ether.

As a busy military wife and mother of three, I’ve adopted a no-nonsense approach involving direct and informal use of words, with plenty of colloquialisms thrown in.