I will never say never
You would have thought, after 45 years of consistently being proven wrong on a nearly daily basis, I would have learned to “never say...
Happy belated Tax Day
April 15 is the day our federal government has decided that you must pay the taxes owed for the previous year. For many of...
… And all that jazz
I have always taken pride in the fact that I appreciate many types of music. While my musical preference has always rested in the...
Self-education is power
During the last few decades, the politicization of education has changed its purpose from creating an informed citizenry and an educated workforce to merely...
Blessed by two families
The year was 1993. I had just began my junior year at Lynchburg-Clay High School and for some reason the start of the school...
In need of a safety net
The young guitar player, Jim Lindsey, who was down on his luck, ran his fingers across the cold, hard bars of the Mayberry jail,...
Happy birthday, my love
This week I want to spend some time talking about something near and dear to my heart. Something, actually someone, who often gets overlooked,...
Can we not count our blessings?
She had sat at the table for hours, pen in hand but so paralyzed with grief she could not write. Finally, Nancy Mills expressed...
We remember Flight 93
“Did you save any doughnuts for me?” the large gentleman wearing a green hat emblazoned with “Army Veteran Korean War” on the front, asked...
Always ask for a lawyer
If you are not doing anything wrong then you don’t have anything to worry about. This is a sentiment that is often expressed to...