The Old Coot doesn’t know your name
Here I go again, sticking my nose in where it doesn’t belong. In the “Men are from Mars” – “Women are from Venus” arena. The compulsion…
Editorial
Collector Car Corner – American Motors memories; AMC Ambassador, Pacer and Javelin/AMX
Q: Greg, I owned a 1974 AMC Ambassador Custom Brougham 4 dr. sedan back in the 1970s with the 304-V8 engine. What is this car…
The Old Coot has an alias. Several!
We acquire many names as we spin through life. The first one is “The Baby.” How’s “The Baby” doing? Is “The Baby” walking yet? Has…
The Old Coot tells all!
I’m a blabbermouth! Most old coots are. Tell us a secret and we go public! We love it when someone starts a sentence with, “Don’t…
Being With Myself
Being enlightened means being self-aware. Awareness of yourself means you don’t miss anything inside. You are aware of things like the quality of your thoughts…
The Old Coot learned from a master
Not every man becomes an old coot when he gets old. You need a mentor, a trainer, to make it into the old coot fraternity….
Editorial: October 24 is National Medication Take Back Day: What Role Can You Play and Why Should You Care?
We have become comfortable with the idea of using medications to relieve our symptoms. From over the counter medicines like cough syrup, to prescription medications…
Editorial: Divided We Fall
With a frenzied election happening around the nation, and the General Election less than three weeks away, all while the nation deals with a pandemic…
From The Editor: The Owego Pennysaver election policy
As we near the election cycle, which begins with early voting on Oct. 24 and concluding on Nov. 1, followed by Election Day on Nov….
The Old Coot wants a change (of clothes)
These days, many people wear single purpose clothes. Whether for work, shopping, going out for dinner, to a party or some other event, the same…