The weekend had been one of the field exercises where ROTC guys played Army out on Blood River, one of the many embayments on Kentucky Lake. It had been cold, damp, and miserable. However, as we packed up, everyone seemed reasonably satisfied with the performance. James Alphonso Caruso, or “Little Al” as we all called […]

From Tranquilla II on The Back of Eddy Creek on Lake Barkley — Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy (D-MA) was finally laid to rest this weekend. He joins his brothers John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy both of whom I had some fondness for actually. The good Senator Ted I were never quite able to warm […]

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 […]

There are a few men that I wish I had known well enough to call them a friend. Tony Snow was one of them. TONY SNOW’S TESTIMONYThis is an outstanding testimony from Tony Snow,President Bush’s Press Secretary, and his fight with cancer.Commentator and broadcaster Tony Snowannounced that he had colon cancer in 2005.Following surgery and […]

“Angels Come in Many Shapes and Sizes” Christmas, 1995: This year’s Christmas story is a very personal one. Some of you maywant to stop right now and read no further. This would be especially true if you find that reading about a person’s deepest feelings would embarrass you or make you feel uncomfortable in any […]