Curt Swarm

I like Cheerios, the plain kind, not Honey Nut, although they're okay. I've been eating 100% Whole Grain Oat Cheerios for years. Not with sugar, either. (As a kid, we were allowed one spoonful of sugar.) Cheerios is my favorite cold cereal, or food in general. It's healthy for you, I believe. Fiber. In fact, I prefer Cheerios for breakfast over any other Ginnie delectable, like bacon-egg croissants. I'm not kidding. I can even eat Cheerios for lunch or supper, and often do when Ginnie's gone, and feel satisfied. (It's also a great way to get me to drinking milk–vitamin D and calcium for strong bones.) We eat so much Cheerios at our house that we buy the MEGA Size. No fooling around with the Family Size. And it's just Ginnie and me.

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Wanna little day trip that is sorta like a pilgrimage? Head for Clinton, Iowa, on U.S. Hwy. 30 on the Mighty Mississip to see the Trolls.

Empty Nest: a weekly column by Curt Swarm.

Curt reads a lot of books, most of them on Kindle through his phone.

I read a lot of books, most of them on Kindle through my smart phone. I like the back lighting, and being able to hold the smart phone in one hand, and the one-touch English Oxford Dictionary. I also like always having a book with me, like when I'm getting my oil changed. The feature I enjoy the most, however, is the ability to pull up a book instantly, from the convenience of my recliner. Why spend time at Barnes & Noble, unless you like the smell of new books, or the library, unless you like the cute librarian?

Empty Nest: a weekly column by Curt Swarm.

Paul Harvey Turns 99! Curt Swarm [email protected] Ginnie's father is Paul Harvey, no fooling — the Rev (Ret) Paul Harvey, that is.