Zuzu Bailey: “Look, Daddy. Teacher says, every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.” George Bailey: “That’s right, that’s right. Attaboy, Clarence.” It’s a Wonderful Life (1945) Every man and woman needs to know they have made a difference in life and that their lives have impacted their community, family, and friends. George […]

Luzianne Coffee with Chicory Aunt Anzie’s Chicory and “Coffee Cake” and Murray State University Mary Hopkins was singing Those Were The Days My Friend at 06:00 hours on Monday, September 2, 1968, in room 404 White Hall at Murray State University. I got dressed and ran two miles in a light misty rain before showering […]

LAKE BARKLEY ON THE BACK OF EDDY CREEK BAY — The weather here has been ragged today but it didn’t deter the family from their walk. Stimpy actually ate three helpings of dog food and an entire bag of treats today! The other boys are doing well. However, the weather here is typical Kentucky going […]

LAKE BARKLEY ON THE BACK OF EDDY CREEK BAY — The weather here has been ragged today but it didn’t deter the family from their walk. Stimpy actually ate three helpings of dog food and an entire bag of treats today! The other boys are doing well. However, the weather here is typical Kentucky going […]

Tybee Island, Ga. — I always hate the day before we pack up to leave the beach. I have to get my mind wrapped around the concept that now I must return to “reality” even though as in all the years past we have worked at least 50% of the time we have been here. […]

Tybee Island, Ga. — When it is cold at the beach trust me it is cold and yet very refreshing. All the ole dogs, myself included, enjoyed the early brisk walk the past two mornings. Although the news of yesterday was saddening to me — there have been two songwriters in my life that I […]

Tybee Island, Ga. — The weather is rapidly cooling and the rain has begun at the island yet Stimpy still is taking his daily walks and seems to be holding his own. Your continued prayers are appreciated. We will be leaving the island on schedule 20 December and returning to Kentucky 21 December. Our friend […]

Tybee Island, Ga. — The weather is rapidly cooling and the rain has begun at the island yet Stimpy still is taking his daily walks and seems to be holding his own. Your continued prayers are appreciated. We will be leaving the island on schedule 20 December and returning to Kentucky 21 December. Our friend […]

Stimpy at rest on our deck at 202 Second Avenue, Tybee Island, Ga. Rescued when he was about a year old from the wilds of the mountains in Oak Ridge, Tenn., Stimpy has been my faithful partner and companion for the past 14-years. He was inadvertently named for the cat in the cartoon series “Ren […]

Stimpy at rest on our deck at 202 Second Avenue, Tybee Island, Ga. Rescued when he was about a year old from the wilds of the mountains in Oak Ridge, Tenn., Stimpy has been my faithful partner and companion for the past 14-years. He was inadvertently named for the cat in the cartoon series “Ren […]

Tybee Island, Ga. — As many of you already know the biopsy on Stimpy showed a malignant cancer. I sincerely thank all of you for understanding our situation and being patient with us as we go through this ordeal. For the past few days we have been doing our normal routine, walking, pooping and eating […]

Tybee Island, Ga. — As many of you already know the biopsy on Stimpy showed a malignant cancer. I sincerely thank all of you for understanding our situation and being patient with us as we go through this ordeal. For the past few days we have been doing our normal routine, walking, pooping and eating […]

Madison visits with Kay, Stimpy and Little Bit at the Tybee Island Dog Park, December 2007. Tybee Island, Ga. — Stimpy had a pretty restful night but he chased rabbits most of the evening. I suspect that he is hearing the “Call of the Wild” — his original pack is recognizing his closeness. His output […]

Madison visits with Kay, Stimpy and Little Bit at the Tybee Island Dog Park, December 2007. Tybee Island, Ga. — Stimpy had a pretty restful night but he chased rabbits most of the evening. I suspect that he is hearing the “Call of the Wild” — his original pack is recognizing his closeness. His output […]

The Armstrong Clan’s 2007 Christmas Photo Tybee Island, Ga. — On June 1st, 1994 I started ARMSTRONG and Associates. Two years later Kay joined the business. We have been blessed ever since and for that we are very grateful and thankful. How did I arrive at such a life changing decision? To that point in […]

The Armstrong Clan’s 2007 Christmas Photo Tybee Island, Ga. — On June 1st, 1994 I started ARMSTRONG and Associates. Two years later Kay joined the business. We have been blessed ever since and for that we are very grateful and thankful. How did I arrive at such a life changing decision? To that point in […]

Tybee Island, GA. — Every now and then in your life you come across someone that you just know instanteously is going to be a friend. Someone who you realize shares instinctively similar values for God and Country, believes that most politicians are simply out to feather their own nests, and who likes dogs and […]

Tybee Island, Ga. — A blog can be very therapeutic. So it is with this entry. I believe there are “givers and takers” in this world. My Mother was a “giver”.Thanksgiving and Christmas were my Mother’s two favorite times of the year. My earliest remembrances of both actually come from the days when we lived […]