Smokey the Talking Dog and other tales from the land of loganberry

In which I recount my favorite sounds in “Now Hear This;” my not-so-unique talent for snow removal, in “Shovel Ready;” the importance of a flowing mane in “A Man’s Hair Is His Glory;” and a description of my two other God-given talents, which are for... more

In which I recount the pain of losing to my son in “Madden 12, Dad 0,” and discuss my unabashed passion for potato chips, except for those sold in the U.K., in “Hello, Mr. Chips.”

In which we learn about my grandmother’s scrapbook from 1929, now falling apart, in “Scrapbooking, 1919”; and explore my father’s metal box of slides from Hawaii in 1957, in “Kodachrome Treasure Box.”

A special podcast for those who, like me, believe the holidays can never come too early: “Reindeer on the Roof” and “Happy Holidays from Me and Elvis.”

In which we learn about my grandmother’s scrapbook from 1929, now falling apart, in “Scrapbooking, 1919”; and explore my father’s metal box of slides from Hawaii in 1957, in “Kodachrome Treasure Box.”

Think the recent Virginia earthquake was interesting? Then listen to Shirley Blankenship describe what it was like to live through the second most powerful earthquake ever recorded, Alaska’s 1964 Good Friday Earthquake, in “The Big One.”

Listen to "May 28, 1917," an essay about my uncle, Lt. John V. Curry. He died in the first big U.S. engagement in WWI, the Battle of Cantigny. Then hear about how his mother went to visit his grave in France on a Gold Star Mothers Pilgrimage in 1930,... more

In which I admit to occasionally--okay, frequently--lying to my children, in "Pants on Fire"; and take great pride in my "Three Typewriters."