Because something bad and ugly could be behind the next bush, kids are missing out on some of the important steps of growing up.

There's something therapeutic about sitting around the old barbeque smoker, letting your mind relax and wander. I couldn't have asked for better therapy to cure the effects of a stressful week.

I've devoted a lot of time and study into this matter of nodding off in church! It's something that happens to everyone occasionally; some more than others.

Like fishing, working in the garden is a great lesson in stress management. It's hard to pick beans and be depressed at the same time; you have to concentrate on what you're doing and that doesn't leave much room for depression.

A 'possum will snarl and hiss and spit until you back off and leave him alone. If that doesn't work he'll resort to his last line of defense; "playing possum".

As its head broke the surface of the water, it turned toward me, and then looked me straight in the eye and smiled! It was a large brownish tan, blue shark! I know it seems absurd, but I know a smile when I see one and this one was smiling!

While my cat Spike has always been more of a lover than a fighter, something happens to him when he rolls in the catnip and breathes in its vapors!

There's nothing like great tasting watermelons to top off a morning of fishing!

When I was a kid we didn't know any Catholics and probably would have been afraid of them if one showed up at our door!

Whether you rescue a kitten from the animal shelter or buy it at a pet store, you're bound to spend a lot of money!