Cheap but Worth Hundreds
Cheap but Worth Hundreds Even though Annie and I have been drinking water straight out of the spring for more than a year now with no ill effects, we knew from the start that it…
Family
A Gray-Haired Angel
—————————————— PLEASE SUBSCRIBE AT THE UPPER RIGHT. IT’S FREE! You will ONLY receive notifications when I post new entries to my blog. —————————————— A Gray-Haired Angel She was a very slender lady. At her heaviest I…
By George, It’s a Wonderful Life!
By George, It’s a Wonderful Life! Well, it’s that time of the year again…the most wonderful time of the year. Houses are covered in strings of brightly colored lights. Trees burdened with sparkly ornaments fill…
Sammy
Sammy Christmas arrived in December of 1963. Families that had gathered to celebrate the holiday headed back to their own individual homes. Even strangers, bundled in winter clothing and hearts full of love, greeted each…
Skipping School
Skipping School I was raised by a good, God-fearing woman who did her best to keep me out of prison and on the straight-and-narrow road to heaven. As a decidedly boring boy, I did a…
The Limits of My Stupidity
The Limits of My Stupidity We were at our son Andy’s after Thanksgiving. A couple other sons were there. Travis had brought in his four kids and JB his two so there were eight of…
He just keeps getting better!
He just keeps getting better! Scotty was wrong! Our eldest son is super-smart. He teaches upper-level mathematics and is a track and cross-country coach at Willard High School north of Springfield, Missouri. Scotty researches scrupulously…
The Cleanliness Conundrum
The Cleanliness Conundrum What is going on here? Over the last century plus, people in “civilized countries”, especially those who live in cities, have improved their hygiene to the point that many people have very…
Some folks say, he’s up there still…
Some folks say, he’s up there still… As a kid I had a habit of checking out the magazine and book section of Magic Mart, which is where I most likely bought a book called,…
Sweetwater Days 08, Part 3
Sweetwater Days 08, Part 3 As I said in Part 2 of Sweetwater Days 08, I had cut down and reassembled the table a couple weeks earlier, but I hadn’t had time to shorten the…