Today is the last day. My birthday month. Leaves are still falling. Finally, we have rain. The colors may pop or not. Some will be bright and cheery, and others are not. September has always been a puzzling and, at times, challenging month for me. It has been a month of exponential joy and great […]

Of all the years of my 56-year career, perhaps the most memorable and enjoyable was my time serving at the Tribune-Courier in the early 1970s. The team from those days, those of us remaining, had a reunion yesterday with lots of laughs, hugs, and recalled memories. As a young man, I dreamed of one day […]

My wife, best friend, and business partner, Kay, and I are moving into the first stages of retirement. I have no idea what that means. You see, for almost 60 years, I have worked. From age 13, having forged my father’s signature, I started working at the local Ben Franklin store in Princeton, Ky, […]

Unity today reminded me to be grateful for those who inspired me. And all though I could go back to my early junior high school days and begin this appreciation, today, I shall go back to two people with whom I engaged in the early 1980s. During this era, and thanks to one of these […]

Sister Mary, as I recall, was from Baltimore, and when I left the school where I did my student teaching, she gave me a “gift” she made. It was a seashell, lacquered to protect it from the elements. The shell was milky white, flecks of orange and yellow, small enough to carry in any pocket. […]

I woke up this morning thinking about “Dove” after another restless night of PTSD compounded by an aching hip. That’s odd since I hadn’t thought of him in years; perhaps, it was the death of “Dr. T” that brought him to mind. “Dove” was the guy in front of me in line when I went […]

Maybe, the Old Man thought it was a function of age. After all, Meat Loaf was 74; he trails by three. If there is one thing he still recalls was the era of the 1970s. 1977 was a pivotal year for him. He was married at 19 to get away from home; he was eight […]

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 […]