The Old Coot is corrected
My friend John was in the hospital having a “procedure.” A procedure is the same thing as an operation, except they don’t knock you out as…
Editorial
Cars We Remember / Collector Car Corner; More ‘car like’ pickups and nationally known Hudson Garage announces closure
We’re dealing again this week with letters from several readers and a letter from Shickshinny, Pa.’s Gahrad Harvey that included an article that appeared in…
Become Depression-Proof
A recent University of Notre Dame study of 103 pairs of roommates found that negative thinking patterns can be passed from one person to another. Misery does love…
The Old Coot takes a walk
I live in a village, an old and very small village. It was settled in the 1700’s. My house was built in 1805 and has…
Collector Car Corner / Cars We Remember; From Soap Box Derby to the Iron Curtain and back again
Q: Greg, I’m a fan of just about any older car, and the older the better. I think of many older cars as works of…
The Old Coot was caught in a loop
I experienced “Infinity” the other day! In the doorway to a Dunkin Donuts – a double door set-up – an outer door separated from an…
Two Secrets for True Love
The two secrets for true love are to understand the soul, and the other is to understand God. There is power in these two secrets. When I understand that…
Collector Car Corner / Cars We Remember; More reader letters: Max Wedge, ‘68 SS396 and high-tech muscle cars
Muscle cars yesterday and today! Q: Hi, Greg and I really enjoy reading your column in our local newspaper, The Press Enterprise in Bloomsburg, Pa….
Pay Attention to your Mind and Smile from Your Heart
The heart is like a flower; unless it is open it cannot release its fragrance into the world. The fragrance of the heart is made…
The Old Coot is ‘okay’
A kid racing around like a wild maniac falls on his face and the parent (at least in my day) immediately says, “You’re okay!” Usually…