Feb 21, 2020 02:06PM ● By Otis Twelve
I try to keep healthy hours. The experts say that our well-being is very dependent on getting the proper amount of sleep. So, I shower with ...
Dec 16, 2019 05:40PM ● By Otis Twelve
I’m a sports fan. Statistics, studies, and common sense tell me that it’s likely you’re a fan, too. It seems every American roots for one te...
Nov 04, 2019 12:32PM ● By Otis Twelve
I like cabbage. I don’t love cabbage, but I like it. I like cabbage coleslaw. I don’t like the sour, vinegar-type slaw. I like the sweet, cr...
Sep 26, 2019 01:41PM ● By Otis Twelve
Cur pullum ad transire via? (Why did the chicken cross the road?) Not easy to answer, don’t you agree? It’s a simple question on its face, ...
Jun 13, 2019 03:44PM ● By Otis Twelve
"I don’t know art, but I know what I like.” That’s an old maxim that originated with Monty Python, or Archie Bunker, or Will Rogers, or Mark...
May 29, 2019 02:19PM ● By Otis Twelve
I’ve made no secret of the fact that I am an adopted Omahan. My roots are in Kansas City. And as a K.C. boy, nothing is closer to my heart t...
Apr 17, 2019 12:00PM ● By Otis Twelve
There's an old joke about a traveler in New Hampshire chatting with an upstate farmer. “Have you lived here your whole life?” asks the visit...
Feb 14, 2019 08:40AM ● By Otis Twelve
There are two things that frame my life—naps and walks. Sure, I have a job and a family, but those roles take care of themselves so long as ...
Jan 03, 2019 03:40PM ● By Otis Twelve
Lots of people have what they call a “bucket list.” That, of course, is a list of things you want to do before you die. Because, obviously, ...
Nov 12, 2018 12:39PM ● By Otis Twelve
Celebrating the best things in our community is a very good thing. In fact, it is better than good by definition. It is the best. Yes, it is...
Oct 24, 2018 11:48AM ● By Otis Twelve
Back in late 1969, America could do anything and meet any challenge. After all, those were the days of the Apollo Project. Neil Armstrong ha...
Aug 23, 2018 12:07PM ● By Otis Twelve
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare wrote: “What's in a name? That which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet." Gertrude Stei...
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