I’ve talked about advent for years now and more or less know what it is. I knew it was connected to Christmas but if you had asked me, I’m not sure how well I would have been able to explain it. I just knew it had something to do with Read more…
Every so often, I have a week that sort of comes and goes. I’ll check my calendar for an event and think, “Oh, that’s two weeks away.” I’ll check later and realize, “Oh no! That’s next week!” Every time I check on it, it seems to change in my mind Read more…
Even though it’s hard to own up to my age sometimes, I have lived long enough to see some things come and some things go. I’m at the tail end of the Baby Boomer generation. I grew up with some civilities and genialities that were expected. A portion of them Read more…
Man has probed the inside of an atom and sent spaceships into distant outer space. One mystery remains – how to cure the common cold. Like many of you, I am battling the cold gunk. I thought it was just seasonal stuff. It started out as the crud in the Read more…
It seems a little silly, but we have to baby sit our washing machine. You see, we live in a very old house. Try as we may, some of the household systems just don’t work well. We’ve had our plumbing worked on several times. Here we are though, a few Read more…
Many of you saw in the paper that a teacher from my school was killed in a four-wheeler accident. Early 50’s, active, loved fishing and camping, and played the guitar and sang. He went for a ride in the woods behind his house and apparently hit a tree. Amazing that Read more…
I was driving the van the other day using the cruise control. I passed a sign showing a change in the speed limit, so I pushed the button on the steering wheel. The van kept right on moving. I pushed the button again, but the van kept right on moving! Read more…
Please allow me to take a point of personal privilege (one of the few items of parliamentary procedure I know or have heard of. At least, I think it is!) I want to say a huge Thank You to Bretney, Dory, and my Mom (and Dad, too!) for planning and Read more…
This is a big week for me – my birthday at the front and my wedding anniversary at the end. Yes, I did that on purpose. I didn’t want to share my birthday, I mean, my anniversary and my birthday have my attention divided. I told DaLee I wanted some Read more…
So, we had run around downtown Jackson almost all day long. We capped off the evening with the annual Starlight Symphony. I had leaned over to say something to DaLee and felt my chair lean. We were on an incline anyway. I righted myself but held on to the arm Read more…