Chuck Avery
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Chuck Avery: Catsup vs. ketchup and other linguistic puzzles
Even as a kid, I wondered about the spelling of what is probably America’s most popular sauce. → Read More
Avery: Corn and people prevent a trip to the past
I was in a sentimental mood last Friday when I asked my wife if we could drive to the small village where I spent the first eight years of my life → Read More
Avery: Setting limits on audience participation
American culture spends too much time and effort urging everyone to “get involved.” → Read More
Avery: Technology keeps improving; humans still flawed
Consumers have always faced the problem of something going out of date. → Read More
Building icons for future iconoclasts
Indicting famous people for past crimes has become a popular pastime in our present culture. → Read More
Situation ethics: Taking a vote on truth
Lying has been getting a lot of press lately, as it nearly always does during political campaigns. → Read More
Filling out forms is the bane of American life
Bureaucracy feeds on forms — and vice versa. → Read More
Chuck Avery: No dress code for the pandemic
The lack of any required dress code is the only pleasant thing I’ve found about the pandemic. → Read More
Chuck Avery: The rapid disappearance of expectation
Chuck Avery writes a weekly column for Pal Item. → Read More
Chuck Avery: Another example of academic insignificance
Earlier this month, there was a resurgence of interest in the word “irregardless.” → Read More
Chuck Avery: Disputing Einstein’s theories of time and movement
Chuck Avery writes a weekly column for Pal Item. → Read More
Chuck Avery: Various reactions to uncontrollable situations
Today we can observe the different ways our fellow citizens are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More
Avery: Riled by possible censorship
Chuck Avery writes a weekly column for Pal Item. → Read More
Chuck Avery: Trying to keep up with correspondence
Perhaps because people are being encouraged to stay home, I have been getting more mail from readers lately. → Read More
Chuck Avery: Raccoons are plotting to take over
I’ve never minded raccoons, but I don’t want them to move in. → Read More
Chuck Avery: Seeking solitude in our curious culture
Solitude is not isolation. One is passive; the other active. → Read More
Chuck Avery: Taking a break from COVID-19 to discuss poetry
Traditionally, I do not let Poetry Month go by without my annual column on the state of the art in our culture. → Read More
Chuck Avery: Re-discover whistling to calm anxiety
At one time, a youngster’s learning to whistle was a passage out of early childhood. → Read More
Chuck Avery: Abusing the miracle of speech
A simple question from a 3-year-old leads to some analysis of speech. → Read More
Chuck Avery: John Wayne and war movie heroes
Last week my wife and I saw the movie “1917,” which was based on an incident along the front lines during WWI. → Read More