Column: The View from Here

The view from here: Flag's importance founded in freedom

Sandwiches, shoes and CDs- confessions of a semi-neurotic

Run for your duct tape and sheeting, the sky is falling

Forrest Gump was right and can't wait to admit it

The logic behind concealed weapon proposal eludes me

Hey, we were there to play poker, not to communicate

When it comes to e-mails, 'stupid' is a relative term

Sometimes coming up with a decent idea half the battle

Final, indestructible fish leaves me feeling guilty

Kid's Major League dreams must remain his, not mine

Advertising running amok; even your banana isn't safe

At graduation, remember the little man on campus

Upon further review, son's perfectly normal, but nuts

Despite bad taste making a bid for 'Trading Spaces'

Don't fall for magic tricks; keep your eye on the ball

Video impairment leaves me vulnerable to game's attacks

Writing a weekly column, if you know what I mean

Son is growing up as fast as his father is regressing

Fix-it challenged man isn't very handy to have around

Working on my golf swing and trying to remain calm

So much stupidity and so little space to rant about it

What is the role of the class clown in a grown-up world?

Chirping smoke detector is unrelenting and unreachable

Computer solitaire is the real opiate of the masses

Out of place in my own vehicle

Left's attacks on Arnold have taken away ability to cry foul

Raising goat isn't easy, but with any luck, it'll be worth it

Finding history and mystery cleaning out the junk drawer

Dinner with kids leads to feud

Dinner with kids leads to feud

It's hard to choose in battle between Wal-Mart, NIMBYS

Relaxing holidays not on the agenda when families gather

Keeping the holiday illusions alive for at least another year

Unemployed wife is looking to become domestic goddess

Shopping on the airplane during a Chicago fog delay

Daughter's math football lessons more than addition, subtraction

Doing the dance of parenthood results in memorable evenings

Looking for another chance to express my parental pride

Assembling new basket isn't bad if you ignore those extra pieces

Trip to airport becomes repetitive musical experience

Fighting the good fight, but losing the battle with dandelions

Key to media coverage is food

Brain keeps me up at night trying to retrieve lost data

Summer schedule leads to day care dilemmas and swim team

Is watching soap operas any dumber than watching sports?

Daughter's swim meet was a sweaty exercise in parental involvement

Space cadet is in for a wake-up call

Reorganizing CD changer underlines changing tastes

Getting kids back into school mode isn't easy but worth the trouble

Octogenarian pooch has been around longer than the kids

Week alone with kids makes me miss my wife more

Birthday bash turns into video-game marathon

Two views of a tight race

With Bush Record, there's no choice but fear campaign

Picking out wife's Christmas gift is better left to her

A cornucopia of topics for Thanksgiving consideration

A cornucopia of topics for Thanksgiving consideration

Picking out wife's Christmas gift is better left to her

Picking out wife's Christmas gift is better left to her

Chaperoning dance was a lot of fun despite son's objections

We all need a day off work after Super Bowl festivities

Weekend provided list of so-so ideas

As kids grow, I must take back some things

Redecorating room will take two columns to explain

Persecution claims don't hold holy water

Sometimes, if you want to go, you just have to go it alone

Both sides' responses to column on Christian right cause concern

Chaotic home runs on four legs as the dogs now outnumber the children

If a guy walks into a bar, will men and women hear the same joke?

Misplaced wallet snowballs into the morning from %&#

Trying to establish some new traditions by hosting Christmas

Children illustrate differences between sexes

Broncos win has me feeling like a kid again

Is it that important that we win more medals than Norway

There are rules that apply to everyone

Son's attempt to make team leaves me proud either way