LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

By Burton W. Cole I have often remarked that I prefer winter’s cold to summer’s heat.A guy can layer on more clothes and wrap up in quilts in the winter, but there are only so many coverings a person can shed in the summer without totally grossing out his friends, neighbors and anyone else caught...

What day is it? - Thank God, it's Monday, Jan. 6

By Nila Harris Okay, so I admit it…there were times when I would do things in the workplace just to catch a reaction from people.One of the things I did, was to say, “I am so glad it is Monday!!!” or “I can’t believe it is Friday. It makes me sad.

LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

By Burton W. Cole One of the surest ways to tell how rotten your out-of-state friends are at geography is to announce that you are going on a road trip.“Hey, you need to stop in on your way by,” a geographically challenged buddy inevitably chimes in.“It’s, uh, not on the way.

LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

By Burton W. ColeMy favorite book when I was a kid wasn’t “Treasure Island,” “Black Beauty,” “Huckleberry Finn” or any of the other volumes regarded as children’s classics.The pages I pored over the most were in the Sears Christmas Wishbook.The JCPenney Christmas Book and the Montgomery Ward...

LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

By Burton W. Cole He was my first superhero.

LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

I miss home movies. I don’t mean YouTube, Reels or TikTok.Long before cellphones, camcorders and VCRs (remember those?), some of my richer uncles owned 8mm movie cameras.

LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

Greetings, shoppers.If you’re wondering how big your budget is the current holiday season, the answer is, “Nope, not that much.”The fine folks at WalletHub, a personal finance website, ran the numbers, and you’ve already blown your Christmas budget on Thanksgiving turkey and cranberries.(Personal...

LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

As the great philosopher David Burge once intoned, “Yes, English can be weird.

LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

I doubt that a more perfect food has ever been created.

LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

It’s probably because I’ve already burrowed my way through my cache of Halloween chocolate, but I’m feeling cranky. Old-man cranky.I glanced at the year snickering on the wall calendar. I’ve earned the right to be old-man cranky.