For those of you who have never had lunch at the Hylander you'll have no idea what this article is about. Those of you who have been there will smile and think "Oh yeah, those guys are always there. " Every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday ( Tuesday they are all at Kiwanis ) you can find an eclectic group of men from noon until one having lunch together...

A few years ago, while having lunch with my father at Kiwanis I met the publisher of the Lakewood Observer. After a brief conversation of what I liked (and a lot of what I didn’t like about the paper) he invited me to basically “put up or shut up”. So I have finally accepted the challenge. My goal in this column will be to introduce you, the reader, to a lighter, often happier, less complicated side of Lakewood...