My Mother loved Easter. I believe in her mind Easter was really the beginning of spring and being a gardener and “green thumb” this meant she was now free to start her growing season. For those of you that knew my Mother, you can attest to the fact that she could take a seemingly dead […]

Ben Stein’s final column — From Tranquilla II on the Back of Eddy Creek on Lake Barkley — I have always liked this fellow Ben Stein. For some reason he just strikes me as the kind of guy you would like to sit and have a drink and some good conversation with maybe over a […]

Ben Stein’s final column — From Tranquilla II on the Back of Eddy Creek on Lake Barkley — I have always liked this fellow Ben Stein. For some reason he just strikes me as the kind of guy you would like to sit and have a drink and some good conversation with maybe over a […]

From Tranquilla II on the Back of Eddy Creek – Lake Barkley — Now let me be perfectly clear I was trained by the military to be a sniper but not by the Navy experts. However, I could not be prouder of these guys so I will do no bashing at this time. Go Navy! […]

From Tranquilla II on the Back of Eddy Creek – Lake Barkley — Now let me be perfectly clear I was trained by the military to be a sniper but not by the Navy experts. However, I could not be prouder of these guys so I will do no bashing at this time. Go Navy! […]

From Tranquilla II on the Back of Eddy Creek – Lake Barkley — Easter was always a special time of the year for my Mother. Being a good southern cook and loving blooming flowers of spring time, she always looked forward to laying out a big dinner spread and having all her family over to […]

From Tranquilla II on the Back of Eddy Creek – Lake Barkley — Easter was always a special time of the year for my Mother. Being a good southern cook and loving blooming flowers of spring time, she always looked forward to laying out a big dinner spread and having all her family over to […]

From Tranquilla II on the Back of Eddy Creek – Lake Barkley —I have always had this fascination with dolphins. I’m not sure why or how it came to be. Maybe it was the early years of trying to spot one when we used to visit Pawley’s Island and now and then we would get […]

From Tranquilla II on the Back of Eddy Creek – Lake Barkley —I have always had this fascination with dolphins. I’m not sure why or how it came to be. Maybe it was the early years of trying to spot one when we used to visit Pawley’s Island and now and then we would get […]

From Tranquilla II on the Back of Eddy Creek – Lake Barkley — As many of you know I was raised by my Great Aunt Anzie. Aunt Anzie was a full-bloodied Cherokee old maid of a woman whom I cherished deeply and still do. A large woman with long gray and white hair that she […]

From Tranquilla II on the Back of Eddy Creek – Lake Barkley — As many of you know I was raised by my Great Aunt Anzie. Aunt Anzie was a full-bloodied Cherokee old maid of a woman whom I cherished deeply and still do. A large woman with long gray and white hair that she […]

Brother Bert Ballard, Brother Jim Suitor, and Me From Tranquilla II on the Back of Eddy Creek – Lake Barkley — My ole buddy Bert Ballard (Sept. 30, 1929 – March 25, 2002) is sorely missed. Bert and I were friends from the first day we met and shared a beer at the old Holiday […]

Brother Bert Ballard, Brother Jim Suitor, and Me From Tranquilla II on the Back of Eddy Creek – Lake Barkley — My ole buddy Bert Ballard (Sept. 30, 1929 – March 25, 2002) is sorely missed. Bert and I were friends from the first day we met and shared a beer at the old Holiday […]

From the Back of Eddy Creek On Lake Barkley – Kay has spent the day working in her gardens and I have spent the day preparing for the Storm Lake, Ia. Leadership consultation later in April. However, I visited today my favorite eating and hang out in Princeton – Peggy’s Cafe – to catch up […]

From the Back of Eddy Creek On Lake Barkley – Kay has spent the day working in her gardens and I have spent the day preparing for the Storm Lake, Ia. Leadership consultation later in April. However, I visited today my favorite eating and hang out in Princeton – Peggy’s Cafe – to catch up […]

A Lady Named Irena Sendler There recently was the death of a 98-year-old lady named Irena Sendler. During WWII, Irena, got permission to work in the Warsaw Ghetto, as a Plumbing/Sewer specialist.She had an ulterior motive…She KNEW what the Nazi’s plans were for the Jews, (being German). Irena smuggled infants out in the bottom of […]

A Lady Named Irena Sendler There recently was the death of a 98-year-old lady named Irena Sendler. During WWII, Irena, got permission to work in the Warsaw Ghetto, as a Plumbing/Sewer specialist.She had an ulterior motive…She KNEW what the Nazi’s plans were for the Jews, (being German). Irena smuggled infants out in the bottom of […]

The following story has circulated over the Internet for years. Yet each time I read it I am reminded of the powerful lesson it conveys. Just as Jesus Christ and Buddha told parables to explain morality so do such stories that come either from a real incident or the mind of those who would wish […]