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By Robert St. John, READ MORE > 177 Reads
On Wed, 06/03/2020 - 10:47 PM

If I never have to endure another shelter-in-place order, I will die happy. I just wasn’t wired for such activities. I am not a homebody. Never have been, never will be. I like to stay in constant motion. It’s always been that way.

MarchinG to the Beat of a Different Drummer

By Robert St. John, READ MORE > 320 Reads
On Thu, 05/28/2020 - 02:07 AM

Many businesses have been severely affected during the COVID-19 crisis.
Restaurants and live-music venues may have been hit the hardest. On the other hand, grocery stores and liquor stores have seen phenomenal sales increases.
Reports indicate that liquor stores are up anywhere from 27 to 40%.

When it rains, it pours (literally)

By Robert St. John, READ MORE > 601 Reads
On Wed, 04/22/2020 - 07:58 PM

A couple of decades ago, an editor at one of my newspapers called and said, “Robert, we need to work on your opening sentences and your opening paragraphs.”

I think what he was really wanting to say was, “Robert, we need to work on all of your writing from the opening sentence to the closing paragraph.”

Staying home is good excuse to return to the grill

By Robert St. John, READ MORE > 869 Reads
On Wed, 04/15/2020 - 10:20 PM

If there is one thing that defines my family’s current situation in the middle of this global pandemic, it’s togetherness. My wife, 22-year old daughter, and 18-year old son have spent more quality time together than we have since 2011, when the four of us crammed into a Volvo in Sweden and spent the next six months travelling to 72 cites in 17

Here’s to freezer sandwiches and the return of football, too

By Robert St. John, READ MORE > 662 Reads
On Wed, 04/01/2020 - 08:08 PM

This weekend a friend asked me, “How’s it going?” I said, “I’m walking around Home Depot with gloves on. That’s how it’s going.”

RSJ: The Current State of Affairs

By Robert St. John, READ MORE > 940 Reads
On Wed, 03/18/2020 - 03:10 PM

Good morning, everyone. We are living in strange, and scary times. The atmosphere around the restaurants is very surreal.

THE BON TON CAFE

By Robert St. John, READ MORE > 828 Reads
On Wed, 03/11/2020 - 03:05 PM

A week ago this morning, I was in New Orleans on a quick getaway with my wife. While reading the newspaper at my usual breakfast spot that morning, I noticed a story that mentioned that the legendary New Orleans restaurant, the Bon Ton Cafe, would be closing at the end of the week. Friday would be their last day.

Parenting (and Pasta)

By Robert St. John, READ MORE > 636 Reads
On Wed, 03/04/2020 - 01:32 PM

When I look over the past two decades in my life as a parent of a daughter and son, there are many moments that make me want to swell with pride. I remember the time my elementary school-aged daughter befriended a girl in her Sunday school who announced to the class that she had no friends.

COLUMN NOTES

By Robert St. John, READ MORE > 527 Reads
On Wed, 02/26/2020 - 12:08 PM

For the past 20 years this column has covered hundreds of topics, some obscure, some newsworthy. It’s mostly a food column, but I write a lot about travel and family.

THE BEST KIND OF DATE

By Robert St. John, READ MORE > 498 Reads
On Wed, 02/19/2020 - 05:02 PM

It’s amazing to me how some parents have it figured out automatically and from the start.

Some just get it. I don’t know if parenting was an intuitive thing for me or not. I feel like I was pretty good at it.

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