I couldn’t resist the comparison when I saw my newspaper this morning . . .   At left is what came . . . at right is what I will actually read! *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *  ...

This is what was going through my mind this morning as I filled my gas tank, trying to beat the “Hey, It’s Thanksgiving Week!” price increase I just knew was coming (and which did two hours later – 25 cents a gallon) . . . Imagine what would happen if groceries acted...

It was the beginning of a Whitney Houston song, and it fits so many situations in life . . . “I believe the children are our future … teach them well and let them lead the way.” This phrase came to mind this morning after the phone rang at the mail center about 11:00...

We have been expecting this news for several weeks, and preparing for it for much longer.  Gary’s father-in-law, Walter White, died this morning at the age of 100.   Regulars at our store knew Walter well – he spent most of the last 15 years of his life...

I started getting questions like this at shows in October – “Are you going to do your free shipping thing again this year?”  Oh yeah – it usually starts about the same time every year . . . And that time is now!  Between now and December 16, we’ll ship...

This is mostly for those of you who never experience weather like we’re having today.  You northerners know the type – they look at pictures of snow scenes and wax rhapsodic about how wonderful they look, but never have the “pleasure” of going outside in subzero...

I assume you have been paying attention, but just in case . . . there are now six projects from the Wednesday/Saturday Make & Takes in our store that have been posted on our site with instructions and a list of materials, with more to come. Here are the most...

I was raised to be a gentleman – and as such, to never ever make reference to a lady’s age.  However, there are milestones in life that should be recognized.  Therefore . . . Please join me in wishing Karen Ihle a very Happy 60th Birthday!  I realize...

I thought our show season for this year ended with the York, PA show in October.  I expected my football announcing schedule to take up the next weekend (which caused me to miss the show in Sevierville, TN), and a home playoff game to keep me from Birch Run, MI...

It all started with this message from Kathryn Walter in Indiana about a week ago . . . “Can I tell my sons how to get gift certificates for your site?  They will do it all by computer.  Could I have them do a Pay Pal certificate to use?” And I had my usual...