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Americanism: What It Means To Me
As we enter into this Memorial Day weekend I am reminded of a mandatory essay I had to write on the above subject while attending the NCO Academy at Hamilton AFB, California, way back in 1972.

May 28, 2012 1 Photo
Coffee is good for you (?)
If you read my column with any regularity, you may have picked up on the fact that I am living with a digestive disease.

May 26, 2012 1 Photo
‘Hatfields & McCoys’ should be good TV
Finally, something worth setting the DVR for looms. But it may not come to that. Monday, the History Channel debuts three nights of its new miniseries “Hatfields & McCoys.” Got a feeling I’ll be watching this one without the wife.

May 23, 2012 1 Photo
And so spake The Little Woman...
Well, where to begin. As previously noted in this space The Big Kahuna (my answer to The Little Woman) deigned to afford me some rebuttal space to comment on the human condition as it pertains to husbands, so here goes.

May 22, 2012 1 Photo
Back in the Day
When the last part of the month of May rolls around, I can’t help remembering some of the experiences seniors and their teachers and sponsors shared while preparing for graduation ceremonies at Irving High School back in 1990’s.

May 21, 2012 1 Photo
The Deal
I would have thought by now it’d be pretty simple — perhaps even automatic.
But no.
There are still those who “walk among us” (credit to Jody Dean for that one) who still apparently cannot read or understand simple words, street signs and signals.

May 21, 2012 1 Photo
Approaching dogs scientifically
A research project on whether or not yawns are contagious across species lines has been conducted and it shows that dogs will yawn if their people yawn first, according to an article in the Washington Post.

May 21, 2012 1 Photo
Storm story has happy ending
Most folks I’ve spoken with this week have their storm stories, as do I.
I talked to a slew of folks who had tree and limb damage. Some were philosophical, while others were angry. I’m not sure who there is to be angry at when it’s the weather.
Reminds me of that Persian king Xerxes, whose pontoon ships were sunk in a storm so he ordered his men to go down and beat the sea with chains and poles. It’s a waste of time and effort to get mad at weather.

May 12, 2012 1 Photo
Adventures of an intrepid reporter
You know, they say you have to be somewhat “throwed” to work for a newspaper.
I’m here to tell you, it sure helps.
Reporters have to run out and cover wrecks, fires, hostage situations, bomb scares, and the like. Fortunately, we don’t have an unusually high amount of that going on around here.

May 12, 2012 1 Photo
Nearing Home
Last week the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association met in Chicago and chose Billy Graham’s new book “Nearing Home” as the “2012 Best Christian Book of the Year.” Dr. Graham turned 93 in November of last year.

May 10, 2012 1 Photo
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