Jessie
Sunday night dinner
By Ilene Duffy
Issue #121 • January/February, 2010
"Tradition! Tradition!" I can still hear the bellowing song from Fiddler on the Roof that we listened to...
Apple and berry pies
By Ilene Duffy
Issue #118 • July/August, 2009
Go to your room!" bellows our friend, John Silveira. He is kidding of course. I mean, how mad...
Never too busy to make bread
By Ilene Duffy
Issue #114 • November/December, 2008
Summer vacation came to an abrupt end. Sons are back in school. My "soccer mom" folding chair is...
A few favorite recipes and books
By Ilene Duffy
Issue #110 • March/April, 2008
I was talking with another mom in the produce section of the market the other day. During our...
Why you may want to get a stress test
By Dave Duffy
Issue #98 • March/April, 2006
Between issues I underwent triple bypass open heart surgery that saved me from a major heart attack, possibly...
Talking to your kids about death
By Dave Duffy
Issue #97 • January/February, 2006
How do you talk to a child about the death of someone they love? How do you explain...
If you want to survive an emergency, look to yourself, not...
By Dave Duffy
Issue #96 • November/December, 2005
Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath said what I could not have said convincingly in ten thousand words: The...
Sgt. Jim Duffy — An ordinary hero
By Dave Duffy
Issue #95 • September/October, 2005
My brother, Jim, died between issues. It was an expected death, as Jim suffered from lung cancer. My...
Training for the Boston Marathon
By Dave Duffy
Issue #92 • March/April, 2005
Ever get a wild idea in your head that just won't go away, and you start working on...
That old survivalist mumbo jumbo and 10 reasons why it makes...
By Dave Duffy
Issue #91 • January/February, 2005
I've got a suggestion for a sensible New Year's resolution for self-reliant types like myself, and I've got...
The burglar does far more than steal!
By Dave Duffy
Issue #89 • September/October, 2004
"Never mind about stealing the damn stuff!
This is the wrong place!
We have to leave!"
"That's what they were saying...
Animal rights loonies save the chickens but ruin the County Fair
By Dave Duffy
Issue #84 • November/December, 2003
We had our County Fair between issues.
It was a small Fair with just a few thousand in attendance,...
Mousers and cat loonies
By Dave Duffy
Issue #83 • September/October, 2003
I must really be old fashioned. I live in the country and have plenty of rodents running around,...
I stink! but that’s okay
By Dave Duffy
Issue #83 • September/October, 2003
There are valuable life lessons to be learned from realizing you're not very good at a lot of...
Gulf War II opened the eyes of Americans to the UN...
By Dave Duffy
Issue #82 • July/August, 2003
How many of you were tightly tuned to the TV like I was during Gulf War II. I...
Dark Winter — A simulated terrorist attack on three American cities...
By Dave Duffy
Issue #81 • May/June, 2003
Historically, smallpox has been the most deadly of all diseases for humans, killing between 300 and 500 million...
