June 2018

Getting Squirrely

  Getting Squirrely   There are lots of members of the family sciuridae around the world, but I believe all of them are known by some variation of the name squirrel.  There are ground squirrels…


Mourning David

  Mourning David   I got to know David when his family moved to Malden from California.  Our mothers had been close in their youth and still were at that time…or thought they were anyway. …



My Favorite Son

  My Favorite Son   Annie and I were blessed with six sons named Scott, J.B., Bobby, T.J., Andy, and Patrick.  One year and five days after we were wed, Scotty came along so, in…


Boys Will Be…Here!

Boys Will Be…   Every year, Annie and I try to set a couple weeks aside for our grandkids to come for extended visits.  Since eight is a handful for even child-rearing pros like us,…



Mockingbird

  Mockingbird   “Mockin’bird, now, everybody, have you heard? He’s gonna buy me a mockin’bird. If that mockin’bird don’t sing, He’s gonna buy me a diamond ring.” —————————————— That song, made famous in my youth…


Goodbye Cheyenne

  Goodbye Cheyenne   I recently re-watched one of my favorite western movies, “Night of the Grizzly”  I could say the viewing was solely as a way to honor the passing of Clint Walker but…