Saying goodbye to my mom, because a transition is at hand
“Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.”
That was the introduction to the long-running...
I was born to talk. And I have a face for...
It’s strange that I make my living as a writer, considering I have always preferred speaking to writing.
All my life, or at least as...
Some time without a smartphone not so bad
It’s odd how we grow so attached to pieces of technology as time goes on and as those devices become almost essential in our...
Graduating into a changing world — then and now
It was a few years ago, earlier in this decade. A 50-years-ago event came to light and I realized we were in for a...
Can we work together? Wisdom from Canned Heat
A friend of mine told me very recently that she really likes my column on Mondays.
“I do too, when I’ve got something to write...
I like the arguments, but I prefer the friendships
Everything’s an argument.
Correction: Everything can be turned into an argument.
One of my best friends and I disagree — and disagree strongly — on the...
Welcome back, Street Fair
I’ve tried to run a little faster and a few miles farther the past couple of weeks to get ready for today.
We all know...
On crime and punishment … which makes me hungry
A man in Texas was recently sentenced to 50 years in prison for stealing more than $1 million worth of fajitas.
It was $1,251,578 worth...
If you love basketball, you need to watch this
I wish to commend to you the series “Basketball: A Love Story.”
I love roundball. When I was asked a few years ago what my...
In memoriam: 100 years ago, Wells County lost a soldier
This week marks 100 years since Private Grover Sheets of Wells County died in World War I. He is often referred to as the...