Editorial

Are we slowly drifting back into ‘The Twilight Zone’?

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W hen you have the beginning of a cold, nothing sparkly to wear and you really hate New Year’s, you watch television. If a certain station has the good sense to run a marathon of vintage Twilight Zone episodes, your choice is made from the moment you hear “doo dee da doo, doo dee da doo” coming from what you think is your flat screen-but which could, in fact, originate from another planetary system.

Once upon a time

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The first stories I ever heard were fairy tales from a very tall book festooned with beautifully painted illustrations.

Mid-term voters prefer status quo, which is bad news

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V oters are, to understate their mood, disenchanted with Congress. Yet paradoxically, voters re-elect, over and over, the same representatives they hold in dismally low esteem, consider ineffectual and outof- touch.

Given up on your 2023 reading list yet?

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“T ime Enough at Last.” The new year reminds me of that classic “Twilight Zone” episode starring Burgess Meredith as a put-upon bookworm.

There is help for those who choose to quit smoking

Many residents throughout the state resolve to make changes that will benefit their lives, including quitting smoking.

Ecclesiastes, the sequel

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After the boxes and wrapping paper from Christmas Past had been discarded or recycled, I assumed a horizontal position on my favorite sofa, pulled the blanket up to my chin and grabbed the clicker, listening to all the television banter about the year coming to a close.

Best 2023 resolution? Get a pet

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I t was late December of 2020. COVID cabin fever was hitting me hard.

Preparing for power outages in freezing weather is key

Although the freezing temps are behind us for now, parish residents should be prepared in the event that we face extreme weather again this winter.

Cold enough for you?

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I won’t hazard a guess as to whether it achieves immortality like “grassy knoll” or “hanging chads,” but surely the phrase “bomb cyclone storm” will remain in the public consciousness of those who endured its cruelties.

We made it through another year

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M any people throughout the world use the New Year holiday as a time to reflect on the previous year and make resolutions for the year ahead.