‘The little toy dog is covered with dust, But sturdy and staunch he stands…’
I don’t remember graduating from kindergarten. But I bet you we had ice cream…
Hunker Down: The sun also rises
Will Rogers died in a plane crash on August 15, 1935, near Point Barrow,…
Hunker Down: A blessing Not in disguise
There are tremendous advantages to growing up in a small town. For one thing,…
Talk about two peas in a pod…
I stood in line behind a young lady at the “Just Love Coffee Café”…
Hunker Down: No wonder I flounder at times…
The first bit of “story telling” I can remember was about a dog and…
Hunker Down: ‘A thing OF beauty is a joy forever’
Call me old fashion. Outdated. A dinosaur who somehow escaped the tar pit. And…
Hunker Down: Leon didn’t always have the right answer
One Easter Mom dressed me, Leon and David Mark just alike. Good golly Lord America! It was like one of those Egyptian plagues!
Leon was 12, I was seven, and Dave was 18 months younger. Black …
Hunker Down: Wife steals neighbor’s cat
The very first newspaper story I wrote was about a cat; that was back in March of 1984. The skinny, hungry-looking feline actually showed up on our back steps in 1976. I told Cathy right off not to …
Hunker Down: Levitating with the Levites
I think Leviticus is still in the Bible. With all the modern translations out there now, it’s a little hard to know for sure. The word, when translated into English, means “Hard to read; …
Hunker Down: Robert’s Mom set the example
I heard the news about Tiger Woods’ accident and immediately thought about his two kids. As the seriousness of it unfolded, I prayed he’d walk again. And I rolled over in my mind how long …