… 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...
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,...
Heartfelt thanks to kindergarten volunteers
My staff at the Hillsboro City Schools Early Childhood Center and I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the many volunteers...
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...
The things I didn’t know
As I trudge along on this journey of life many things have caught my attention that often made me scratch my head and ask...
Me and Zion Williamson
It is surreal, sometimes, how something you see in the present can spark a memory from long ago. Such was the case a few...
Can I sit in the Lamborghini?
Dreams, cars and a mountain vacation were on my mind when Grandson Jack, a new teenager, came for a visit this past weekend.I was...