I am taking a break from Nickworthy.
While much has been made about The Athens NEWS moving to publishing once a week, I feel several important points have not been made about this move.
Did you ever think about how the names of various cities are stupid?
Too often people talk about procrastinating as if it’s a bad thing.
I often marvel at the outstanding quality of names of different items.
Every Who down in Whoville liked the time change a lot. / But the Nick who lived in Athens certainly did not!
It sure was windy over the last week. How windy? I’m glad you asked.
Like many people, I am familiar with the computer keyboard.
The winter of 2019 has taught me several important lessons already, and it’s still only February.
I am trying to do more things out of my comfort zone in 2019, and two recent events proved to be much more uncomfortable than usual.
A snowy weekend in Athens provides a lot of time for pondering important questions, along with these thoughts:
Robots are now delivering snacks in the United States.
While way too much attention has been paid to one holiday song this year, I believe we are ignoring several much more significant problems wit…
On Christmas Day of 1975, my family moved out of our home in Denver, Colorado.
What do I want for Christmas this year?
As people across the country get ready for Thanksgiving this week, here are a few odd and interesting facts about the holiday, along with some…
It’s interesting to see how certain trends become popular in our culture today. At the same time, though, it’s also frustrating if I am not a …
Like most people, I have made a few sensible plans for what to do after I win the Mega Millions jackpot this week.
Fall can mean many things to different people.
THIS IS A TEST of the Nickworthy Blog System. If this were an actual emergency, such as if I were out of cheesecake or doughnuts or if my tele…
I am able to fulfill most of the requirements of being an adult, but I still find myself failing at several basic responsibilities.
I enjoy talking, sometimes even with other people.
When I arrived for college in the fall of 1988, Athens was a very different place, but it was also pretty much the same place as it is today.
While many people search far and wide for the keys to happiness, it’s often the small ordinary items right in front of you that can bring you …
Walking to work this summer has given me a lot of time to think.
Apple became the first publicly traded company in the U.S. to be valued at $1 trillion or more last week, which means it's time to get your ne…
Earlier this month, some members of my family claimed that the dog peed on the floor.
Over the last year or so, the credit and debit card companies have sent out replacement cards with the “amazing” new chips that were designed …