It started with a turtle.
It started with a turtle. Young Shelby Knight was furious. Life wasn’t being fair. She screamed at the heavens, “I can’t do this Lord; I can NOT do this! I can NOT have this child! …
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You’ve Been Warned
You’ve Been Warned We’ve all commented on our country’s litigious society, with people suing others for just about anything. Because of this rampant litigiousness many, if not most, companies have reacted by putting warning labels…
The Last Navigator
The Last Navigator I began my career with DYS (Missouri Division of Youth Services) about 23 years ago. My first job with the division was at the W. E. Sears Youth Center which is north…
Passing the Baton
Passing the Baton As usual, I got to work an hour early so that I could get my walk and run workout in on the relatively well-lit roads around W. E. Sears Youth Center. I…
One Tough Flight
One Tough Flight If you have flown in a commercial airplane, you can picture the pilot, the stewardesses, and the flight attendants clearly. You probably see the pilot as a heroic figure, the stewardess as…
Unpleasant Dreams
Unpleasant Dreams According to all accounts Susan Godsey lived a normal life for the first eight years of her life. I can imagine the cute little girl dressing her dolls and playing house. She would…
Hang It All!
Hang It All! Joseph Samuels was born in England in the 1780s. He was a pretty normal boy for those times, but things were hard. Hard times can often make for hard men, and Joseph…
Mothers’ Day
Mothers’ Day I remember the day like a scene from my favorite movie. Annie and I hadn’t been married a year yet. She was attending the University of Missouri in Columbia and close to earning…
How does this grab you?
How does this grab you? If you’ve ever seen the movie, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) you will probably remember the role played by the inimitable…
The Gift of the Mad Guy
The Gift of the Mad Guy I was listening to the radio on my way to work today. The moderators were engaging in the typical fiddle faddle conversation that people in that profession do. During…