Bob’s Journal

Sometimes we do things just because we’ve always done them the same way and because it’s just too difficult to change. But if we …

A year ago today, I said goodbye to my brother. His wife tried to wake him for church that morning, but he had already …

A small gathering of the Korpella clan took place at my mother’s house this Easter weekend. We got the opportunity to visit, we got …

Many years ago, when I was a shift supervisor at a manufacturing company, a group of us headed to the local watering hole for …

I once read that a weed is simply a flower whose beauty has not yet been realized. If that’s true, then my front yard …

Note: I wrote this piece last fall after observing the real Howard in my backyard. Since these little winged critters are due back in …

As most of us learned (or should have learned) in high school biology, over half the human body is made up of water. And, …

Sometimes I feel like Forrest Gump. By the sheer luck of being in the right place at the right time, I’ve managed to run …

I like going to Lowes or even Home Depot as much as anyone else who enjoys building projects. But there’s just something about that …

I wonder what makes cell phone users drive in the left lane of a four lane highway. Is the reception that much better eight …