|
If shoe fits, wear it; if it doesn't, go barefoot or bear a bunion
|
The podiatrist tells the Scribbler to bare his feet and examine
his big toes, something the Scribbler almost never does.
The Scribbler occasionally attempts to transform personal
misfortune into a funny, informative newspaper column.
So here's an effort to turn bunions into bunionade.
Actually, there's only one bunion. More specifically, there's an
excess of bone on the outside of the big toe of the Scribbler's right
foot.
Most bunions dev...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
|
|
If shoe fits, wear it; if it doesn't, go barefoot or bear a bunion
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA
; The podiatrist tells the Scribbler to bare his feet and examine his big toes, something the Scribbler almost never does. The Scribbler occasionally attempts to transform personal misfortune into a funny, informative newspaper column. So here's an effort to turn bunions into bunionade. Actually,
|
|
|
Despite farby footwear, the Scribbler gingerly walks through history
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA
; ... tirade. What generally twisted Civil War generals' neckerchiefs around their ears was the daily practice of publishing actual war news. "You print too much of the truth and they read your reports in Richmond," complained Deppan/Hancock. "I wasn't aware that rebels ...
|
|
|
Present at the creation of an enthusiastic graduate of the Class of '03
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA
; With a cool rain splashing off his black mortar board, the Littler Scribbler graduated from Dickinson College Sunday morning with a last- minute assist from dad. Since the Scribbler graduated at Carlisle in 1966, Dickinson has instituted a tradition that is a big hit with everyone. During
|
|
|
What are the security guards guarding?
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA
; Snowed out at Baltimore- Washington International Sunday before last, Mrs. Scribbler hitched a ride home and flew from Harrisburg International on Wednesday. That unexpected diversion provided an opportunity for the Scribbler to assess visible security at the airport and nearby Three Mile Island.
|
|
|
How the gift of laundry keeps on giving, generation after generation
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA
; When the Scribbler went to college, his parents gave him a large black mailing case. Once a week or so he stuffed the case with dirty laundry and sent it home, where his mother dutifully laundered it, neatly folded it in the case and mailed it back. This brief description of the mailing of briefs
|
|
|
LANK-i-ster revisited: It's not right for pronunciation to be bad
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA
; The troubles started when the Little Scribbler moved from Lancaster to Washington, D.C., seven years ago this week. Terrorists have assaulted the town only once, but the Little Scribbler has endured continual attacks on the proper pronunciation of the names of her native county and the religious
|
|
|
Suicide pilots, anthrax and now a sniper -- but life goes on in D.C.; On the morning of Sept. 11, the Little Scribbler was working in her Washington office when the world began falling apart.
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA
; The sniper shootings in the Washington region have caused widespread distress. Residents have altered their routines and canceled children's games, concerned that anyone could walk into the line of fire. "We have a significant portion of people who are fearful of actually going outside," the
|
|
|
5th-grade writing sample proves once a scribbler, always a scribbler
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA
; Learning how to write well in longhand, a correspondent noted in The New York Times last week, teaches patience, discipline and the rewards of practice. These virtues, explained Henry Nass, a business-development consultant, are "the beginning of what will be required for progress in many other
|
|
|
A mother like no other celebrates another Mother's Day
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA
; With Mother's Day coming up, the Scribbler is thanking his lucky glass shards that he still has a mother. It's also Mother's Day for ducks You may have noticed last week's story about a recent rash of thefts from city vehicles. Detectives picked up two suspects they believe are responsible for 100
|
|
Scribbler comes to Jackpine Joe's aid in the (Jolly Ol' St.) nick of time
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; When I walked into Jackpine Joe's saloon and sports emporium four days before Christmas Eve, I was greeted by the big man himself in typical Jackpine fashion, the season notwithstanding. "Just what I need," he growled. "A graybeard reformed drinker from Milwaukee, a retread among retreads. This
|