Author Archives: Harry Hix

Patience has its reward Be honest. Do you have a problem at times with patience? I’m not talking about those little bouts of impatience that flare up now and then when something doesn’t happen as quickly as you would like … Continue reading →

Battle of weaknesses Sportswriters often like to come up with supposedly clever tags or titles for certain football games. Although I haven’t researched it for full accuracy, I seem to recall that, for example, there has been a Game of … Continue reading →

The answer is what? Here’s a quiz question posed to students in an online homework quiz in the Psychology 1100 class at Ohio State University: Theo has an IQ of 100 and Aine has an IQ of 125. Which of … Continue reading →

Fearing fears In the oft-repeated words of FDR, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Whether or not we believe this, all of us, if we are honest with ourselves, must admit that we have some fears. … Continue reading →

Heroes—both of them Heroic acts can occur unexpectedly and involve personal danger, as was the case with Jon Meis, or they can be planned actions with no thought of being heroic, as was the action by Hunter Gandee. Both of … Continue reading →

Geese, goslings and gawking Not sure which approach applies here. Being three-quarters of a century old causes me to see wonder in small things or simply a case of small things amuse a small mind. Whatever, I got a kick … Continue reading →

Spontaneous turn I’m an especially cautious driver when a cop is in sight, though even being cautious is sometimes costly. That assumes, of course, that I see the cop. Which is not always the case. You’re smiling already, right? You … Continue reading →

Biting off more than you can chew For you and me, the old cliché warning about not biting off more than you can chew may be expressed in another way for certain snakes. For them, the warning may be: Don’t … Continue reading →

Big, bad bass Sometimes, having a big mouth pays off. Well, that may be overstating the situation, but several weeks ago a Big Mouth Billy Bass belting out a tune apparently paid off for his owner as he appears to … Continue reading →

Cop in, not cop out for kids Recently, two youth several states apart decided that rather than being a cop-out, they would seek action from a cop in entirely differing situations. In both situations, there was a cop-out in a … Continue reading →