Breaking News

TAG: katie mcdowell

Some new stuff hitting the boob-tube, as my mom would say

COMMENTARY I know a ton of people are still reeling over the end of “Game of Thrones.” I am not one of those people. Aside from the finale — seen only because I happened to be in the room when it was playing — I never watched a single episode. So, unlike many of my friends (and, it ...

Weekend away offers chance to get back in the book groove

I love to read. All my life, it’s been my No. 1 hobby, among the first things I list when asked about my passions. There have been, on many occasions, entire weekends where I do little else — eschewing any and all intrusions (all that pesky talking, eating and bathing) to devour multiple ...

Simple pleasures fun to ponder

Yesterday, I sat and listened to several men in my office talk about sports for what felt like hours (but was, to be fair, probably more like 20 minutes). “I don’t think there’s anything I could go on about for that long,” I told my coworker Lindsey. “Well, food,” she told me. ...

What’s up, docs? Weekend off equals bingefest

After a month of six-day work weeks, today marks the first day of the first full weekend I’ve had to myself in what feels like ages. Which means I’ll likely spend the next 48 hours doing three things: Sleeping, cleaning in preparation of having my house cleaned, and, most importantly, ...

They'll make me a real detective after this, right?

In completely uninteresting news, today is my birthday. Aside from being fully aware that no one besides my parents actually cares, I also can attest that there is absolutely nothing notable about turning 45. Except, perhaps, the swiftness with which the last several decades have gone ...

He got us all right: Wishing Pops a happy ‘Gotcha Day’

Valentine’s Day may be just behind us, but there’s an even bigger celebration of love brewing this week. Because this Saturday marks one full year since my big senior boy, Pops, joined our weird little family. Or, as Dan called it last night, the end of my apparent experiment, “How ...