I sometimes am jealous of the hermit lifestyle – the solitude, the peace, the lack of technology. Just you and your mountaintop. There are certain days when I have way too much going on at once, days when that sounds like just about the most wonderful existence on Earth.

After years of resisting, I recently gave in and bought a daily planner.

Twelve-year-old Tanner Robertsen dashed toward the end zone in his muddy green football uniform on Saturday, flanked by his Elburn Lions teammates, adding the final touch to what was to be a victory that propelled the Lions to a first-place finish in the Aurora Superstars Youth Tackle Football League.

I celebrated Halloween sporadically as a kid.

We've all heard of day-old pizza – a wonderful treat, especially cold – but year-old cake?