By Dave Ellis
The Roman myth of the twins Romulus and Remus states that a wicked uncle cast them out of the land so he could rule it.
The twins were then raised by a she-wolf until they could restore their grandfather to the throne. Romulus later founded the city of Rome, where he created Roman candles, Roman numerals and Roman tubs.

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By Dave Ellis
A young man is embarrassed to question an older one. (Homer, The Odyssey) I am the young man in the above quote; my father is the ‘older one’. This month we will embark on an epic journey, much like Ulysses, in taking all my father’s earthly possessions, stuffing them into giant rental trucks and driving 1100 miles so they can be re-stuffed into his new house. It’s a circle-of-life kind of thing.

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By Dave Ellis

Eleven months ago, my wife made me put all the Christmas decorations away. Guess what?
She now wants them all back out! I told her this would happen! Why bother putting them away? I love it when I’m right.

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By Dave Ellis
Each Thanksgiving I like to try out new dishes just to shake things up. Sometimes I put buttermilk in the potatoes, horseradish in the cranberry sauce (see my article November 2002 from the online DSM archive) and cotton in the stuffing (aren’t we all trying to save a buck?). This year I’m going after the sacred cow of Thanksgiving, the turkey. This year I am going to try deep frying.

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By Dave Ellis
The Tooth Fairy has been to my house a lot lately, and not just for the Sunday dinners. She is dropping in to exchange money for teeth, all due to my seven-year-old daughter Tessa. She managed to lose three out of the four front row teeth this summer. She looks like an adorable hockey player. Correction: an adorable hockey player that can’t eat corn on the cob, or apples, or really much of anything lately.

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