The holidays bring back a wide variety of memories for people….some good, some bad.  Writer Shelley Fraser Mickle says  Thanksgiving brings back a 4-decade old memory of peas and guilt. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/ShellyThanksgivingpeas.mp3]

The late comedian George Carlin once referred to football as a “twentieth century technological struggle” that is often “played in Soldier Field, or War Memorial Stadium.” Local writer Shelley Fraser Mickle shares her Super Bowl experience and how it may have ignited an unusual passion for guns. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/potatogun.mp3]

Ipods, Ipads, Tablets, Kindles. If you can name a hobby or interest, Silicon Valley has introduced a rectangular travel-sized digital solution for it. But how do these gizmos fare with folks who like to sit down and read a good old fashioned book? Local author Shelley Fraser Mickle weighs in …

Florida has experienced a very cold winter so far with the kind of weather that makes residents of the Sunshine State question whether they really do live in a subtropical climate. Commentator Shelley Fraser Mickle says all the cold, cold days have had her remembering her favorite ugly winter coat. …

It’s that time of year again, the start of the school year for elementary, high school and college. The roads are congested and the stores are packed. Parents are busy making purchases for school lunch boxes and their kids’ wardrobes for the semester. Commentator Shelley Fraser Mickle has a few …