Life As We Know It with Tom Walton

Greatest Thing since Sliced Bread

How and why did that expression become the benchmark against which we measure greatness?

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LAWKI - Pomp and Circumstance 515
Pomp and Circumstance
LAWKI - In Memorium 515
In Memoriam
LAWKI - Side Effects 515
Side Effects
LAWKI - Geographical Survey - 515
Geological Survey
LAWKI - Vanishing Breed 515
A Vanishing Breed
LAWKI - Flowers 515
Flowers
LAWKI - Public Servants 515
Public Servants
LAWKI - The Oldest 515
The Oldest
LAWKI - Enjoy the Ride - 515
Enjoy the Ride
LAWKI - Problems in Poland - 515
Problems in Poland
LAWKI - Duck Trucks - 515
Duck Trucks
LAWKI - Curse Words 515
Curse Words
LAWKI - Church 515
Church
LAWKI - Full Swing - 515
Full Swing
LAWKI - Evolving English - 515
Evolving English
LAWKI - Dangerous Animals 515
Dangerous Animals
LAWKI - Distasteful Things 515
Distasteful Things
LAWKI - Corona Rollout 515
Corona Rollout
LAWKI - Cliches - 515
Clichés
LAWKI - Duck, Gecko, Emu - 515
Duck, Gecko, Emu
LAWKI - Mount Everest - 515
Taller Than We Thought
LAWKI - Blue Racers - 515
Blue Racers
LAWKI - Wolves vs Bears 515
Wolves vs. Bears
LAWKI - A President's Farewell - 515
The President's Farewell
LAWKI - The Holiday Letter - 515
The Holiday Letter
LAWKI - Crow Bar 515
Crow Bars
LAWKI - Nasa's Mission - 515
NASA's Mission
LAWKI - Non-Traditional Thanksgiving 515
A Non-Traditional Thanksgiving
LAWKI - Pants on Fire 515
Pants on Fire
LAWKI - Mystery on the Great Lakes 515
Mystery on the Great Lakes
LAWKI - Small Town Scandal 515
Small-Town Scandal
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Greeting Cards
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First Edition
LAWKI - Presidential Debate 515
Presidential Debate
LAWKI - Home Delivery 515
Home Delivery
LAWKI - Don't Come Running 515
Don't Come Running
LAWKI - Yummy Beans 515
Yummy Beans
LAWKI - Having the Last Word 515
Having the Last Word
LAWKI - Labor Day 515
Labor Day
LAWKI - The Eclectic Author - 515
The Eclectic Author
LAWKI - Losing the Battle - 515
Losing the Battle
LAWKI - Memories of Yosemite - 515
Memories of Yosemite
LAWKI - Surviving Without Fries - 515
Surviving Without Fries
LAWKI - Weirdest of Seasons - 515
The weirdest of seasons
LAWKI - Printing Money - 515
Printing Money
LAWKI - When Movie Theaters Reopen - 515
When the Theaters Reopen
LAWKI - Golf - 515
Golf
LAWKI - Play Nice - 515
Play Nice
LAWKI - Two Things You Can't Fix - 515
Two Things You Can't Fix
LAWKI - Smart As The Dickens - 515
Smart as "The Dickens"
LAWKI - Dr Fauci and Loss of the Handshake - 515
Dr. Fauci and the Loss of the Handshake
LAWKI - Try Laughing - 515
Try Laughing
LAWKI - Old Photo Albums - 515
Old Photo Albums
LAWKI - Class of 2020 - 515
Class of 2020
LAWKI - Pandemic Priority - 515
Pandemic Priority
LAWKI - Impossible DIY 515
Impossible DIY
LAWKI - Pickup Truck Control Part 2 515
Pickup Truck Control, Part Two
LAWKI - Spending a Fortune 515
Spending a Fortune
LAWKI - Self Isolation 515
Self-Isolation
LAWKI - A Foot Isn't Necessarily a Foot 515
A Foot Isn't Necessarily A Foot
LAWKI - My Favorite Things 515
My Favorite Things
LAWKI - Pickup Truck Control 515
Pickup Truck Control
LAWKI - How Do You Say It - 515
How Do You Say It?
LAWKI - Some Good News - 515
Some Good News
LAWKI - A Cruel Sport - 515
A Thing of the Past
LAWKI - Tied for First - 515
Tied for First
LAWKI - Bureau of Motor Vehicles - 515
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
LAWKI - Unwelcome Checklist - 515
Unwelcome Checklist
LAWKI - Iron Men - 515
Iron Men
LAWKI - Fun Words - 515
Fun Words
LAWKI - You Won't Believe It - 515
You Won't Believe It
LAWKI - Toledo Taxpayers 515
Toledo Taxpayers
LAWKI - Remember the Animals 515
Remember the Animals
LAWKI - Christmas Letter 515
Christmas Letter
LAWKI - Friends Celebrating 515
Friends Celebrating
LAWKI - Saturday Night in Toledo Ohio - 515
Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio
LAWKI - Second Language - 515
Second Language
LAWKI - The Secret to Board Games - 515
The Secret to Board Games
LAWKI - Referee Abuse 515
Referee Abuse
LAWKI - Take Your Medicine
Take Your Medicine
LAWKI - The Election
The Election
LAWKI - Loch Ness Monster
Loch Ness Monster
LAWKI - Hundreds of Books
Hundreds of Books
LAWKI - Senior Citizens Club 515
Senior Citizens Club
LAWKI - That's Entertainment 515
That's Entertainment
LAWKI - Oh Man 515
Oh Man
LAWKI - Language Abuse 515
Language Abuse
LAWKI - Larger than Life - 515
Larger than Life
LAWKI - Ban the Barrels - 515
Ban the Barrels
LAWKI - Ready for War - 515
Ready for War
LAWKI - Close to Home 515
Close to Home
LAWKI - Nothing To Match It - 515
Nothing to Match It
LAWKI - I'm So Old 515
I'm So Old...
LAWKI - Fitzgerald Fading 515
Fitzgerald Fading
LAWKI - Napping Pod 515
Napping Pod
LAWKI - Senior Stuff 515
Senior Stuff
LAWKI - Joe's Roast 515
Joe's Roast
LAWKI - Hooked on HGTV - 515
Hooked on HGTV
LAWKI - Buy from Home - 515
Buy from Home
LAWKI - Computer Chair - 515
Computer Chair
LAWKI - Ohio's Psychiatrist - 515
Ohio's Psychiatrist
LAWKI - Comeback Cars - 515
Comeback Cars
LAWKI - Sleep Apps - 515
Sleep Apps
LAWKI - A Cruel Sport - 515
A Cruel Sport
LAWKI - Alive and Well - 515
Alive and Well
LAWKI - What Would Dirty Harry Do - 515
What Would Dirty Harry Do?
LAWKI - Old Typewriter - 515
Old Typewriter
LAWKI - Memorial in a Library - 515
Memorial in a Library
LAWKI - Charity Auction - 515
Charity Auction
LAWKI - No Pennies Please - 515
No Pennies Please
LAWKI - Times Have Changed - 515
Times Have Changed
LAWKI - The Bull Charges - 515
The Bull Charges
LAWKI - All Time Favorite Movies - 515
All-Time Favorite Movies
LAWKI - Things We Don't Get - 515
Things We Don't Get
LAWKI _ Tugboat Ohio - 515
Tugboat Ohio
LAWKI - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - 515
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
LAWKI - Umps Prepare 515
Umps Prepare
LAWKI - Flip It Over 515
Flip It Over
LAWKI - Pet Peeves 515
Pet Peeves
LAWKI - Shopping Online 515
Shopping Online
LAWKI - How Life Goes 515
How Life Goes
LAWKI - Wrong Words 515
Wrong Words
LAWKI - Beadnose the Bear 515
Beadnose the Bear
LAWKI - Skiing
Skiing
LAWKI - Cardboard Box
Cardboard Box
LAWKI - Holiday Heartbreak
Holiday Heartbreak
LAWKI - Talking Differently
Talking Differently
LAWKI - Fast Food
Fast Food
LAWKI - Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual
LAWKI - Internet Teasers
Internet Teasers
LAWKI - More Than The Same Name
More Than the Same Name
LAWKI - Door To Door 515
Door to Door
LAWKI - Burning Nikes 515
Burning Nikes
LAWKI - Old Newspapers 515
Old Newspapers
LAWKI - Roundabouts 515
Roundabouts
LAWKI - Video History 515
Video History
LAWKI - Something Worthwhile 515
Something Worthwhile
LAWKI - Don't Know Much About History 515
Don’t Know Much About History
LAWKI - Goodbye Plastic Bags 515
Goodbye Plastic Bags
LAWKI - Going Out of Business - 515
Going Out Of Business?
LAWKI - Crayons in the Box 515
Crayons in the Box
LAWKI - History and Geography 515
History and Geography
LAWKI - Real Housewives of Ottawa Hills 515
The Real Housewives of Ottawa Hills
LAWKI - The Greatest of All Time 515
The Greatest of All Time
LAWKI - If The Shoe Fits 515
If the Shoe Fits...
LAWKI - The Algae is Greener 515
The Algae is Greener
LAWKI - Winter in Florida 515
Winter in Florida
LAWKI - Ugly Duckling 515
Ugly Duckling
LAWKI - New Pants 515
New Pants
LAWKI - Headlines 515
Headlines
LAWKI - The Universal Language 515
The Universal Language
LAWKI - Passwords 515
Passwords
LAWKI - Robocalls 515
Robocalls
LAWKI - The IRS Doesn't Operate That Way 515
The IRS doesn’t operate that way
LAWKI - Did You Know 515
Did you know?
LAWKI - Turns Out 515
Turns out
LAWKI - If I Were Commissioner 515
If I Were Commissioner
LAWKI - Good Old Days 515
The Good Old Days
LAWKI - Mystery Portrait 515
Mystery Portrait
LAWKI - Art of the Roast - 515
The Art of the Roast
LAWKI - You Won't Believe 515
You Won't Believe
LAWKI - Green 515
Green
LAWKI - Junk Drawer 515
Junk Drawer
LAWKI - Remus Reid 515
Remus Reid
LAWKI - I Don't Like Fish 515
I Don't Like Fish
LAWKI - The Great American Romance Novel 515
The Great American Romance Novel
LAWKI - Books 515
Books
LAWKI - The Coupon Game 515
The Coupon Game
LAWKI - A Good Idea at the Time 515
A Good Idea at the Time
LAWKI - Much To Do 515
Much To Do
LAWKI - Paraprosdokians 515
Paraprosdokians
LAWKI - Over Bought 515
Over-Bought
LAWKI - Turning Sixteen 515
Turning Sixteen
LAWKI - Holiday Letter 515
Holiday Letter
LAWKI - Morality Train 515
Morality Train
LAWKI - Tattoos 515
Tattoos
LAWKI - Vending Machines 515
Vending Machines
LAWKI - Workplace Bonds 515
Workplace Bonds
LAWKI - Shoebox Photos 515
Shoebox Photos
LAWKI - National Park Challenge 515
National Park Challenge
LAWKI - Shuffleboard on Ice - 515
Shuffleboard on Ice
LAWKI - Life's Little Ordeals - 515
Life's Little Ordeals
LAWKI - Going to the Movies - 515
Going to the Movies
LAWKI - Strange Things 515
Strange Things
LAWKI - Pithy Witticisms 515
Pithy Witticisms
LAWKI - News As We Knew It 515
News As We Knew It
LAWKI - Cameras 515
Cameras
LAWKI - TWD 515
TWD
LAWKI - Buyer Beware 515
Buyer Beware
LAWKI - Love Of My Life 515
Love of my Life
LAWKI - The Comma 515
The Comma
LAWKI - Summer 515
Summer
LAWKI - Sundae Love 515
Sundae Love
LAWKI - Fair Season 515
Fair Season
Not Fake News, But Really Old
What’s Trending? Wait For It…
Greatest Thing since Sliced Bread
Only Baseball Has Its Own Song
An Actual Letter in the Mailbox
Nature Abhors a Vacuum. It's Not Alone.
No More Key Tags Please
Another Survey? It’ll Just Take a Minute
Dianne Walton
A Memorial to a True Fighter
Click-bait-and-switch
A nice quiet job: funeral greeter
Blade trivia column
Pennies from Heaven
Music to his ears
Springtime means baseball
Supermarket should offer GPS
Snowbirds of a feather
Vocal dissent back in style
Arctic Ice
The Color of Global Warming
Grammar in the Dictionary
Misused Words
Parking Spaces
Parking Spaces
Ice Cream Cone
The Rest of My Life
Girl on the Phone
Voice Mail
To Do List
A List Of My Lists
Donald Trump Inauguration
America Prepares
Newspapers
Newspapers
Girl with Calendar
Turning the Page
September 11
Has America Moved On?
3-D Viewmaster Reels
3-D Viewmaster Reels
Have a Nice Day
Have A Nice Day
Antipodes And Digging To China
Antipodes And Digging To China
Cursive
Call Me Chomas
Moon_LifeAsWeKnowIt
An Anniversary Without Fanfare
Statue of Liberty
Political Doublespeak and the Election
People in Graduation Caps
Graduation Day
Children Holding Hands
Living the Good Life
American Flag
Resiliency and Humor in Bad Times
A Blackbird on a Telephone Wire
Mass Marketing Irritations and Fascinations