Column: Just Thinking

Just thinking Weeding isn't a chore, but a pleasure

When a skunk and caffeine mix

It's a wonderland of foil, butter, paper

Memories of dogs and damage they have done over the years

Spring: Time to wash and wash and wash the dog

Listen, tablet: The name is NOT Mango

Memories lit as house goes up in flames

'Stench monsters'? Loopy copywriters come up with a doozy

Two-part fancy: A new voice and perfect English

From here to maternity: It's a whole new world

Just thinking: Smartphone era hasn't quelled my need for calendar

Just thinking: Rizvipping is as much in vogue as ever, IMHO

Just thinking: Illness steals bounce, leaves case of blahs

Just thinking: Today's gadgets awe, but where's the flying car?

Just thinking: Color matching habit proves tough to shake

Just Thinking: Canine caper confirms dogs' desire to drive

Just Thinking: Fox feeding leads to other rule flouting

Just thinking: Freakish winds cause parting with pear tree

Just thinking: Grilled into joining the 21st century

Just thinking: Like Poppins, I love to laugh

Just thinking: Is it so terrible to fret so much?

Just thinking: Some advice for new grandparents: Breathe slowly, don't overshare

Just thinking: Why dogs eat flowers, and other concerns

Just thinking: Woodstock was missed; blizzard landed direct hit

Just thinking: Sheep's story a hair-razing tale

Just thinking: Highway trash: Each discarded item tells story

Just thinking: Dum and dummer: Online comments lead to rabbit hole

Just thinking: Converted crib perplexes tot, grandmother

Just thinking: Like George, children's literature gets me curious

Just thinking: Advice for holiday hosts: Embrace pandemonium

Just thinking: Sleepiness leads to inadvertent online sharing

Just thinking: Lapsed license has me flirting with the law

Just thinking: Tech upgrade was a downfall

Just thinking: Changing clock sours my mood

Just thinking: 2016 toddlers' precociousness the new normal

Just thinking: Post-flu malaise endures for days

Just thinking: Weekend jaunt induces packing puzzlement

Just thinking: Knockin' robin hops, thonks, soils window

Just thinking: Proboscis puts pooch in peril

Just thinking: Scarcity of cats prompts toy-store vexation

Just thinking: Swimsuit vs. writer: Fight of the century

Just thinking: Our sweltering humidity saps energy, sanity

Just thinking: Movie-theater outings often rated B for bust

Just thinking: Space anxiety: 'Place' coming for me

Just thinking: Trip to kennel drives distinct doggie dialect

Just thinking: Slips in the city: Faux pas mark NY adventure

Just thinking: Roofers prompt perplexing plot about peeping

Just thinking: Christmas meal begets torturous tabletop tussles

Just thinking: Christmastime festivities bring joy, for a while

Just thinking: Misery date: Jan. 1 tasks urge deferral

Just thinking: Adjectives pair well with (some) foods

Just Thinking: 'Ook ah is!' Board-game trends vexing

Just thinking: Increase in gaffes vexes all involved

Just thinking: Nighttime plunge no bed of roses

Just Thinking: Dog's 'issues', owners' love rise in tandem

Just thinking: Peccadillos swirl around written word

Just thinking: Adventures await dogs on vacation

Just Thinking: When it comes to pain, dentist has my number

Just thinking: Roller-coaster day inspires awe for parents

Just thinking: Humid DC swamps dream of elegance

Just Thinking: Dental work traumatic? Just a pinch

Just Thinking: Shopping-cart bacteria? I can handle truth

Just thinking: Matching PJs put the 'why?' in 'yuletide'

Just Thinking: Grandchild's rigmarole easy to love

Just Thinking: No bottle left behind? On the contrary

Just Thinking: Bad-hair days' mental scars impermanent

Just Thinking: Baffling bruise traced back to grandchild pile

Just Thinking: Caterpillar sighting causes transformation

Just Thinking: Nervous dog's baggage linked to luggage

Just Thinking: Cut back on pruning? Try to stop me

Just Thinking: Word lover's '19 plea: Write right, all right?

Just Thinking: Some 'stuff' easier to toss than others

Just Thinking: Change has left me totally off my game

Just Thinking: Insatiable birds spared from 'don't feed' rule

Just Thinking: Laugh or fry Vocal patterns exasperate

Just Thinking: Shaggy-dog story not quite shaggy enough

Just Thinking: Grandkids' visit proves parental prowess rusty

Just Thinking: Driving takes tranquil turn with tracker

Just Thinking: Dog's clean bill of health spurs soul-searching

Just Thinking: Phone's cheek in check (She timidly stated)

Just Thinking: Big hotel bed is plenty of space for racing mind

Just Thinking: Old dogs teach us new lessons about humanity

Just Thinking: Sacre Bleu! Kids grow up way too fast

Just Thinking: Enough is enough when it comes to fluff

Just Thinking: Tiny athletes' energy, fans truly inspire

Just Thinking: Three simple rules help me save the Earth

Just Thinking: Brain crammed with lyrics? Hakuna matata

Just Thinking: Tomcat's stern warning snuffs feline fantasies

Just Thinking: On quicksand, and many other rational fears

Just Thinking: Ad-addled mind won't rest - even on pillows

Just Thinking: Senior dog demands (and gets) my best

Just Thinking- Visualize it: Unseen virus can be scary sight

Just Thinking: Odd online queries forge twisted path

Just Thinking: Spurned starlings need love (and suet)

Just Thinking: New rules make library trip a touch different

Just Thinking: Scrabble dabbler's losses keep racking up

Just Thinking: Roaming milkweed resilient but silent

Just Thinking: Reading to grandkids no bother when results arise

Just Thinking: Benevolent response to bad parking warm heart

Just Thinking: Discussion of birth is, well, pretty natural