The Camel Has Left for the Chiropractor
As it was after any three-day weekend, the following week was just another big blur of Mondays… Americans are optimists…
HAPPIER TRAILS….
Internet emails continue to circulate long after they first debut; so, I was recently reminded of a vacation highlight that…
THIS SOLDIER HAD A NAME; a Memorial Day Tribute
Dear Readers, The month of May brings attention to our fallen; and additional families each year endure the Memorial Day…
Political Passionist
My principal in elementary school must be rolling over in his grave. Today, the Pledge of Allegiance is not necessarily…
A Family Affair
I remember walking around the corner shoe store repair, heading back up the street on the way home with Mommy…
Loaves and Stripes
Having been raised by older parents who lived through the Great Depression and WWII, I was keenly aware what America…
NO OCCUPANCY
I was a typical, middle-class, white kid who lived on the east side of town and (with much parental training)…
The Shark in the Driveway
I had loved him from the beginning; the Shark was a handsome, loving, big brother type guy who always had…
Promises, Promises…
Author’s note: I’m reprinting this for the benefit of readers young and old; and in honor of a lost loved…