Last Tuesday I walked in the door and the first thing I hear is "I don't think anything is broken".
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Jon Dawson: Tax Deductions, snow and a dog eating collards
I approached Today Show weatherman Al Roker at an outdoor taping and asked if it was true that he owned stock in Sunbeam bread and Maola milk. Within seconds, Al's security team escorted me to the NBC gift shop. I was coerced into signing a non-disclosure agreement and given a free "juice" flask bearing the likeness of Kathie Lee and Hoda.
Jon Dawson: Lost wedding rings and pet ducks
TD#1 has been harping on the pet duck thing for about a year now. We have a beautiful dog named Lucille that is quite loving to people and joyously homicidal to any series of critters she discovers invading our yard. I'm not sure what function the duck would serve that Lucille isn't already serving, as she loves the water and after eating too quickly is known to quack like a Gatling gun for several minutes.
Jon Dawson: Collards make great Halloween candy
Most sane people realize pollution is a problem, but is it really necessary to register a complaint with H.R. because your co-worker (who was born before irony became part of the food pyramid) bought plastic cups for the Halloween party?
Jon Dawson: La Grange teen to become world's youngest long-haul trucker
A 16-year-old La Grange girl prepares for life as a long-haul trucker.
Jon Dawson: Tax deductions and bubblegum shoes
Jon Dawson’s kids go back to school while others make shoes out of recycled gum.
Jon Dawson: Tax Deductions, frozen yogurt and men's moisturizer
Jon Dawson writes about his vacation with The Wife and Tax Deductions and makes observations on men’s skincare products and the insanity of yogurt separation.
Jon Dawson: La Grange girl's triumph yields endorsement, restaurant offers
Neuse News award-winning columnist Jon Dawson’s daughter is becoming quite an athlete.
Jon Dawson: A Tax Deduction prepares for her eighth-grade social
Award-winning columnist Jon Dawson’s children are getting older and a significant milestone is approaching this week.
Jon Dawson: Lenoir County artist headed to Milan
Neuse News’ award-winning columnist Jon Dawson isn’t the only talented person in his family.
Jon Dawson: Bucklesberry sends man to space; kids head back to school
TD#1's biggest hurdle upon reentry will be having to slither out of bed at 6 a.m., whereas over the past two weeks she's been an unconscious, drooling piece of furniture till around 8:30 a.m. A couple of times I instructed TD#2 to poke her with a yardstick to make sure she was still breathing.
Dawson: Twenty-six pounds of blankets spike fever
If as a parent you do a half-decent job guiding your offspring through the valley of chills, nausea and crust, they will return the favor when the germ brigade decides to hold a pledge drive in your nasal cavity.
Jon Dawson: Tax Deductions set to appear live with Rat Pack
Neuse News columnist Jon Dawson shares his family’s Christmas traditions.
Jon Dawson: Mystery surrounding 14-year-old La Grange motorist
Award-winning humor columnist Jon Dawson catches us up on his daughter’s new phone and unique driving habits.