Tom Purcell

The day my Mother and Father met, he was arguing with some high school friends about whether a slice of lemon would corrode the coating ... Read More

Maybe Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is bringing me down - or not. Overcast winter weather triggers SAD. Lack of exposure to sunlight can cause higher levels ... Read More

Clarity is in short supply across America, but no longer at dairy farms in Maine. In 2014, you see, drivers for a dairy company in Portland, ... Read More

When my childhood home got a phone call, it was an event. That was partly because my father, a longtime phone-company employee, installed four brass-belled phones ... Read More

Have I benefited from nepotism and cronyism? Sure. But at least I feel guilty about it. Nepotism, says Dictionary.com, is "patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on ... Read More

My father and I still regret the first and only time I dabbled in the world of high fashion. According to Yahoo! Lifestyle, retro fashions from ... Read More

One of 2019's biggest stories will be bigger in 2020: Cyber scams are on the rise. "As people increasingly conduct business and live their lives online, ... Read More

Editor note: If you run this piece after Christmas, change to first line to "'Twas the week of Christmas... " 'Twas the night before Christmas, when ... Read More

I indulge more deeply in Christmas nostalgia with every passing year, but it turns out that doing so is a good thing. "Nostalgia," according to Merriam-Webster, ... Read More

We could use a good snowstorm right about now. I love a good dusting of snow. I love how it disrupts our routines and throws everything ... Read More