A Buckeye life lost

Ohio State Buckeyes always like to say nothing matters more than the annual November rivalry on the gridiron with Michigan (and of course winning a national championship). This year's game was a crazy one that started off close, then Ohio State stepped its game up and proceeded to send the Wolverines home crying with delusions …

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R.I.P. Schmutt

I like to picture Schmutt arriving in heaven being greeted first by the neighbor's dog, Scooter, who died last year. Scooter, a Shetland Sheepdog, was always trying to get Schmutt's attention. Schmutt would just kick dirt in his face. Always happy Scooter liked that rascal anyway. I also like to think my great Uncle Rufus, …

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Dark places

In between the cheers and the beers for NCAA Basketball Tournament and St. Patrick's Day, Facebook was pretty grim over the weekend. There was mourning for two young ladies who died as passengers in a car driven by someone who was drunk and whose license was already revoked. A high school peer's wife (whom I …

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