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18 May 2013    And I thought I was confused!
 
12 May 2013    Oh for a memory like dear old mom’s
 
27 Apr 2013    Why can’t we just have fun?
 
26 Apr 2013    No known cure for the Yakety-Yak syndrome
 
8 Mar 2013    How to have your cake and eat it too
 
23 Feb 2013    As I was saying to myself…
 
16 Feb 2013    As brilliant schemes go, mine didn’t
 
9 Feb 2013    True love trumps a romantic fling every time
 
2 Feb 2013    Beware, O, ye blasted hacker, whomsoever thou art
 
19 Jan 2013    My New Year’s diet fits me to a T-shirt
 
12 Jan 2013    As my luck would have it
 
5 Jan 2013    So, this is what new looks like
 
28 Dec 2012    Let’s do it all over again
 
21 Dec 2012    ‘Tis the Season to be Broke
 
15 Dec 2012    So, this is how the world ends
 
8 Dec 2012    I’ll have a “red” Christmas, thank you.
 
1 Dec 2012    What holiday does a holiday tree celebrate?
 
24 Nov 2012    Okay, that wasn’t funny
 
17 Nov 2012    The great Thanksgiving con
 
10 Nov 2012    Thou pollest too much, methinks
 
3 Nov 2012    Free is as free gives and I don’t like free, usually
 
27 Oct 2012    Get me to the airport on time
 
20 Oct 2012    Be Sure, Your Sin Will Find You Out
 
13 Oct 2012    Cashing in on a cashless society
 
6 Oct 2012    “Early to bed and early to rise” hasn’t really worked for me
 
22 Sep 2012    Would someone please call “timeout?”
 
15 Sep 2012    The Umpire Wore Shorts
 
8 Sep 2012    Who says the IRS is a Meany?
 
2 Sep 2012    My humble effort at stimulating the economy
 
25 Aug 2012    Solving the Mystery of Picking a President
 
17 Aug 2012    Whatever Happened to the Simple Things in Life?
 
10 Aug 2012    A Midsummer's day nightmare
 
4 Aug 2012    Local Church Appreciation Day announced for Sunday
 
28 Jul 2012    So, this is summer, is it?
 
21 Jul 2012    All I ever wanted to do was go fishing
 
14 Jul 2012    Pigs can fly, but not with me
 
7 Jul 2012    Whatever happened to old-fashioned spankings?
 
30 Jun 2012    Why not just be an American
 
23 Jun 2012    Vote for me, I create lots of jobs
 
16 Jun 2012    How to Ruin a Perfectly Good Day
 
16 Jun 2012    It's not my father's world anymore
 
8 Jun 2012    Snake, rattle and roll in the aisles
 
1 Jun 2012    I cry at weddings, too
 
25 May 2012    I used to believe in Leprechauns
 
17 May 2012    Giggle The Pounds Away With Laughtercise
 
11 Jun 2011    A father's work is never done, either
 
4 Jun 2011    The great yard sale conspiracy
 
28 May 2011    One word not in my vocabulary
 
21 May 2011    When trouble comes a knocking, don't answer the door
 
14 May 2011    High inflation reaches a new low
 
30 Apr 2011    Laying my Mother's Day cards on the table
 
30 Apr 2011    The taxing of my fragile sanity
 
30 Apr 2011    One man's joke is another man's hug
 
9 Apr 2011    My yearly correspondence with good old Uncle Sam
 
2 Apr 2011    A really short history of broccoli
 
2 Apr 2011    Dealing with my recent drug problem
 
2 Apr 2011    How to make up for lost time
 
7 Mar 2011    The Girl Scout cookie conspiracy
 
7 Mar 2011    Beware the idleness of March
 
19 Feb 2011    A waitress after my own heart
 
7 Feb 2011    What do I do if I catch my tail?
 
6 Feb 2011    Please, don't call me "Sweetie"
 
5 Feb 2011    It was an Apple fritter kind of week
 
22 Jan 2011    An American Idol I'm not
 
17 Jan 2011    Okay, enough with the cold, already
 
8 Jan 2011    Everything old is getting older still
 
1 Jan 2011    The amazing grace of "do-over," the art of second chance
 
27 Dec 2010    A new look at the old year
 
18 Dec 2010    ‘Twas the night before Christmas...
 
11 Dec 2010    The Christmasfication of our home
 
4 Dec 2010    Some things are just personal
 
27 Nov 2010    A post Thanksgiving wishbone
 
20 Nov 2010    Overstuffed and no one to blame
 
13 Nov 2010    Thanksgiving quandary: roast turkey or lame duck
 
6 Nov 2010    Something old and something deliciously new
 
30 Oct 2010    Silence of the phones
 
23 Oct 2010    One man's trick is another man's treat
 
16 Oct 2010    It was the worst of times and it was the worster of times
 
9 Oct 2010    Home has never been sweeter
 
2 Oct 2010    Restless in a strange pew
 
25 Sep 2010    How Time Flies When I Am In A Hurry
 
18 Sep 2010    Are you ready to grumble?
 
11 Sep 2010    Loco pastor burns his hand in loud protest
 
4 Sep 2010    Has anyone seen my Castle lately?
 
28 Aug 2010    Can I get an "Amen" for that?
 
21 Aug 2010    For whom the school bells toll
 
14 Aug 2010    When all is said and done, I’m still confused
 
8 Aug 2010    If the whole world were an Apple fritter who would need heaven?
 
31 Jul 2010    As summers go, this one is going
 
24 Jul 2010    So you think you can pray
 
17 Jul 2010    It's my party I'll sigh if I want to
 
16 Jul 2010    There’s something about a lazy summer afternoon
 
3 Jul 2010    The Last Hurrah of Summer
 
27 Jun 2010    Some patriotic reflections for the Fourth of July
 
12 Jun 2010    Things my father never told me
 
5 Jun 2010    One hand short of a handyman
 
29 May 2010    Be careful what you wish for
 
22 May 2010    The many excuses of a man in his midlife crisis
 
15 May 2010    Good intentions are only as good as the intender
 
8 May 2010    The mysterious wizardry of gadgetry
 
1 May 2010    God's greatest creation
 
24 Apr 2010    When you come to the end of the trail
 
17 Apr 2010    To rob or to be robbed, that is the question
 
11 Apr 2010    King of my castle for a day
 
3 Apr 2010    Where have all the men in white hats gone?
 
20 Mar 2010    Springing into a new season
 
20 Mar 2010    Now I know how Noah must have felt
 
20 Mar 2010    The Super Bowl benefits of complaining
 
27 Feb 2010    The Buck stops here and other political gibberish
 
20 Feb 2010    Please accept my apology
 
6 Feb 2010    Mother Nature’s cold shoulder revenge
 
30 Jan 2010    Some things are simply irreplaceable
 
23 Jan 2010    The end of all nonsense and other practical jokes
 
23 Jan 2010    Germed and frightfully dangerous
 
23 Jan 2010    Shivering me time away
 
2 Jan 2010    It's d?j? vu all over again
 
26 Dec 2009    Items not on my New Year's resolution list
 
12 Dec 2009    All I want for Christmas is to be left alone!
 
5 Dec 2009    Behold, the Christmas Grinch cometh
 
5 Dec 2009    My barbershop quandary
 
28 Nov 2009    To Choose or not to Choose, that is the Thanksgiving Quandary
 
14 Nov 2009    Pass the Pumpkin Pie, Please
 
10 Nov 2009    The summer in my rearview mirror
 
31 Oct 2009    The trials and triumphs of the chronically lazy
 
24 Oct 2009    One man's vegetable is another man's heartburn
 
17 Oct 2009    I dedicate this ice cream sundae to thee
 
10 Oct 2009    The sweet savor of revenge
 
4 Oct 2009    Having a “rice” time in the Philippines
 
26 Sep 2009    Grief is my traveling companion
 
19 Sep 2009    Now that I'm older, I'm still not wiser
 
12 Sep 2009    If it wasn't for grandparents
 
5 Sep 2009    Slow down and enjoy the journey
 
22 Aug 2009    The last of the summer whine
 
15 Aug 2009    And the heat goes on... and on... and on
 
8 Aug 2009    Birthdays, anniversaries and other things I usually forget
 
1 Aug 2009    A good time was had by all
 
25 Jul 2009    Dancing in the summer rain
 
18 Jul 2009    Things I have learned in my lifetime
 
11 Jul 2009    If I should ever grow up before I die
 
4 Jul 2009    Balancing the home budget is a three-ring circus
 
27 Jun 2009    Let's have a Fourth of July picnic
 
20 Jun 2009    Let the summer fun begin
 
13 Jun 2009    The Trials and Joys of Fatherhood
 
13 Jun 2009    Don't give me any of that doubletalk
 
13 Jun 2009    Understanding the Grandpa Rules
 
23 May 2009    Sick is as sick feels and I feels oh so sick
 
16 May 2009    Sowing my seed to the birds... or is it the turkeys
 
9 May 2009    My TV career viciously plucked from me
 
9 May 2009    Why mothers would make good politicians
 
9 May 2009    On the Road again and again and again
 
9 May 2009    From here to eternity and home again
 
11 Apr 2009    Why I am happy to pay my taxes and other mendacities
 
4 Apr 2009    For some, Easter is a hop and a skip
 
27 Mar 2009    A stimulus plan from the Parsonage
 
27 Mar 2009    The lion and the lamb controversy
 
7 Mar 2009    The proper etiquette for eating an ice cream sundae
 
28 Feb 2009    Let's play follow the weaver
 
28 Feb 2009    There’s a lot to be said for boredom
 
14 Feb 2009    The Question of the Disappearing Ice Cream
 
14 Feb 2009    A Box of Valentine Chocolates Never Misses Its Target
 
31 Jan 2009    "I've Done Nothing Wrong" and Other Famous Last Words
 
24 Jan 2009    Don't Mess with My Peanut Butter
 
17 Jan 2009    New Year, New President, Same Old Problems
 
10 Jan 2009    Looking for Money in All the Wrong Pockets
 
3 Jan 2009    Organization is not all it's stacked up to be
 
28 Dec 2008    With Friends like Mine Who Needs a Diet?
 
20 Dec 2008    Is There Any Christmas Cheer Left?
 
15 Dec 2008    A Christmas Trophy Worth The Trouble
 
8 Dec 2008    Troubling News from the North Pole
 
1 Dec 2008    Striving to Develop an Attitude of Gratitude
 
24 Nov 2008    Turkey in the Straw: The Amuse-icle
 
17 Nov 2008    Dealing with the Post Election Blues
 
10 Nov 2008    We Got to Hand It to the Women
 
8 Nov 2008    How to Pray for the New President
 
27 Oct 2008    The Many Funny Faces of the Season
 
20 Oct 2008    The Sure Cure for Poly-Ticks
 
13 Oct 2008    And the Knucklehead Award Goes to...
 
6 Oct 2008    This Little Piggy-Bank Went to Market
 
29 Sep 2008    Pennies from Heaven or Billions from Washington
 
22 Sep 2008    More Than Just The Summertime Blues
 
15 Sep 2008    First-class Altitude with Gratitude
 
6 Sep 2008    Stuck between a Virus and a Varmint
 
1 Sep 2008    Don’t Quote the Bible to Me
 
27 Aug 2008    Dream Job Turns Nightmare
 
18 Aug 2008    Man Sues God, God Counter-sues
 
12 Aug 2008    The All Things to All People Politician
 
4 Aug 2008    Whatever Happened to Those Lazy Days of Summer?
 
29 Jul 2008    The Ominous Signs of Our Times
 
25 Jul 2008    My Crazy World of Distractions
 
10 Jul 2008    Coping with the Tyranny of Great Expectations
 
5 Jul 2008    Let freedom wring its hands in anguish
 
23 Jun 2008    To Stink, or Not to Stink, That is the Question
 
16 Jun 2008    Why Women Live Longer Than Men
 
16 Jun 2008    Solving the Mystery of Picking a President
 
16 Jun 2008    Who's That Rapping, Rapping At My Door?
 
30 May 2008    The Inconvenience of Improvements
 
23 May 2008    Wanted: a slightly misused hobby
 
17 May 2008    Old-Fashioned Democracy In Action
 
17 May 2008    Mothers Universal Contribution to Society
 
2 May 2008    What I Want in a President
 
29 Apr 2008    Oh, dem golden tones of silence
 
29 Apr 2008    A Tribute to the Common Germ
 
8 Apr 2008    Dancing The Rebate Rumba
 
4 Apr 2008    Why are powerful men drawn to prostitution?
 
28 Mar 2008    The Mixed-up World of Politics and Religion
 
28 Mar 2008    Oh, for the life of Rip van Winkle
 
26 Mar 2008    Does eHarmony.com know something I don't?
 
22 Mar 2008    For Sale: One Lying Bathroom Mirror
 
21 Mar 2008    Cupid Missed His Mail Order Mark
 
21 Mar 2008    Sometimes Life is Like a Jelly-filled Donut
 
21 Mar 2008    How to Spend an Extra Day
 
21 Mar 2008    The Art and Craftiness of Grandfatherhood
 

The Rev. James L. Snyder is an award winning author and popular columnist living with his wife, Martha, in Ocala, Florida and can be contacted at James Snyder.