The Rambling Moron

It was Mr. Winkler's ninth grade civics class when I adopted my writing style. Well, the word "style" is really...

With only a couple of weeks leading up to a very important election, the news cycle is starting to be...

Dear reader, please indulge me here. My son turns eighteen today and I feel that I need to leave something...

If you're around technology for any length of time, you know how short the shelf-life is for gadgets and gizmos....

We've talked in this space numerous times about how binary the world has become. If you're up, someone else is...

I owned countless comic books growing up. Naturally, I can't find any of them now, but even if I did,...

You're mad. Boy, oh boy are you mad. You're picketing. You're sending emails. You're leaving voicemails. These messages are being...

A million years ago, when I was in my early 20's, I had a job working at a local casino....

It was the philosopher Oliver Hardy of the comedy duo known as Laurel & Hardy who once said, "This is...

Well, readers, I have some good news and some bad news. I'll give you the good news first -- Royals...

Being a parent is a hard job. Don't let anyone tell you different. From the early days of having a...

Communication is harder than it looks. Words making right sentence communicate hard is. Anybody who has been married or in...

This time last year, I was nursing both a son with a broken jaw and my surgically replaced knee. Caught...

After every piece of pie, I think to myself, "self, you really shouldn't have eaten that last piece of pie."...

I hate to break it to you, but you're going to die. That's okay. I am too. Don't panic. It...

The roar seems to only be getting louder. The news cycle hasn't yet focused on something else, in part, due...

This is how they win. Sowing division among wonderful people. Fun fact - Facebook isn't going to resolve systemic racism,...

In COVID times, folks are looking for their own new hobbies. I have learned a few remodeling skills. My son...

We are in week 10? Eleven? Forty-four? of the pandemic-stay-at-home-don't-cough-but-still-go-to-Hy-Vee orders. Time has become a flat circle and I believe...

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Chris Kamler is on assignment. Or hung over. We're not sure. Anyway, here is a 'best of' column...