February 26, 2018 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com In a world often gray, you wish for a spot of color, because that is always there, you know, even in fog or overcast. It’s all in the eye, literally,… Continue reading

February 19, 2018 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com It is said that Lincoln frequently jotted words, phrases, sentences on paper scraps that were thrown in a desk drawer. When he neared writing a speech, he took the jottings and… Continue reading

‘Anthony’s  Nose,’ Bear Mountain’s brother February12, 2018 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumrule.com Bear Mountain, N.Y. — I once overheard, in this verdant wonderland of forestation, an earnest fellow say to his four year old: “They call Bear Mountain that… Continue reading

February 5, 2018 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com Enduring the flu is a cleansing experience, literally and beyond. It is also lucky triumph over what has been a killer this most unusual season as the preventive vaccine has often… Continue reading

January 29, 2018 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com I don’t suppose people use keys to lock bathroom doors anymore, but in downtown Nyack, N.Y., one very old mortise set was stirred to life for perhaps the first time in… Continue reading

By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com Small diners in my part of the world in lower New York State a few decades back were known for tasty, homemade food served by owners and their staff who seemed like family, especially for… Continue reading

January 15, 2018 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com It is tea time in America, whether that is your favored beverage or not. The Irish, the English know that troubled moments are best navigated with a spot of the brew,… Continue reading

Great-grandfather’s old stove January 8, 2018 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com It is one degree in Blauvelt, N.Y., as I write this piece, unusual cold these days in this part of the Northeast not far from New York City… Continue reading

  January 1, 2018 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com In these days of online buying, in these days of the disappeared downtown bakery, we don’t stand on long lines anymore except maybe at Motor Vehicles … and the tax office… Continue reading

Some years ago, when I was a newspaperman at the original Journal-News in Nyack, N.Y., I gave my usual weekly column slot to my son at winter holiday time. He always pens a fictional piece. Here is his writing for… Continue reading