Doug Kelly

Being raised as a somewhat straightlaced kid, a new girlfriend in high school noted my confusion when on our third date she asked, “Hey, you wanna get stoned?” Ask me that now and instead of confusion you’ll witness a glazing...

I love bridges. I even loved Lloyd Bridges and his 1950s TV diving series "Sea Hunt," but that’s not only irrelevant to this article, it also lays bare the fact that I’m an old-timer. Nay, I speak here of the...

Tired of following your shadow around the house during this pesky pandemic? Me too. I found a pleasurable way to pass the time that doesn’t require face masks or social distancing. Just grab the keys to the car and leisurely...

I have some philosophical and hypothetical questions I’ve been wrestling with during our home confinement hours, and they may vex you as well. Check these out and see what you think.    Disproving a Law of Mathematics?   It’s said...

The closest I’ve ever come to giving a chef a hug and a kiss occurred Monday night. Lured by the mouth-watering vision of wife Kelly’s favorite dessert – Baked Alaska – being on the menu of Bob Heilman’s Beachcomber Restaurant...

Over the years as a journalist, I’ve kept a file on my favorite gaffes & goofs from well-meaning writers, announcers and advertisers. See if you get a few LOLs from some of these. Headlines Fighting Puts Talks in Jeopardy Red...

Are you fascinated by that which is unconventional? Do you look at the world a bit more whimsically than the average person? Do objects d’art and things that are odd, unusual and even macabre fascinate you? If so, don’t feel...

After authoring three books and seeing travel writing opportunities shrink a couple of years ago, I pondered the future. Another book? Ramp up article queries? Retire? None of those options blew my skirt up. And then I remembered Kelly and...

Okay, so no one was able to follow the following clues posted May 18th so we'll add a couple more. Use your noodle, hop in the jalopy and with little trouble you may soon be sticking five $20 bills in...

You might think that any ol’ place will do when it comes to a plate of bacon and eggs. Hey, if you’ve tasted one, you’ve tasted them all, right? But the first time you depart the Tin Can Café in...

Who couldn't use $100 these days (for that matter, ANY days). It's easy ... just put on your sleuth hat and follow the clues. The contest begins Tuesday, May 19, at noon. See if you can figure out where it's...

Five years before the incorporation of Clearwater as a city, a witty fellow named Willard Espy was a master of word play. Just prior to that time, a new character named Tom Swift came along in a series of children’s...