It’s That Time…Again?
It’s That Time…Again? Well, this weekend we are due to go through our regular, twice yearly process of adjusting our clocks by one hour. Someone somewhere came up with the idea that we should…
October 2018
The Ghost in the Vestibule
The Ghost in the Vestibule I showed up for work one night and was met by one of my coworkers who said, “The boss saw the little Indian boy last night.” Our residential youth…
You’re Out-o’-Here!
You’re Out-o’-Here! Richie Ashburn is a National Baseball Hall of Famer who earned that honor through several impressive accomplishments. But there’s one thing he did that no other professional baseball player has EVER done….
The Smartest Dumb Blonde
The Smartest Dumb Blonde Little Vera Jane Palmer had aspirations. She wanted to be a movie star. Born April 19, 1933 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, she didn’t seem to have the background to be…
Black and White…or Not?
Black and White…or Not? By now, most of us have seen the video shown on news programs across the country the last few days. It is a cell phone video shot by a black…
The Lieutenant’s Bear
The Lieutenant’s Bear A few weeks back Annie and I were driving west toward Springfield, Missouri to celebrate our grandson, Payden’s, first birthday. Riding with us was Andy’s wife, Madison, and their daughter, Harper….
Mad Dogg
Mad Dogg My son Travis, a high-voltage lineman in Oklahoma, was in the process of moving to his new home last week. Long days working at his new job were followed by longer evenings…
Deer Season 2018 – Part 2
Deer Season 2018 – Part 2 In Deer Season 2018 – Part 1 I told about some of the preparations I made earlier in the year: planting a food plot; clearing my shooting lanes;…
Like Father…
Like Father In the fall of 1981 I was fresh out of the Marine Corps and starting back to college at Three Rivers Community College (now just Three Rivers College) in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. …