Birth Pains.

I have had a fear for maybe ten years or so that started with an uneasiness and can best be described by something I heard for the first time in church. Birth pains.  Truthfully, from the moment the first tower was hit on a bright and sunny day, and then the other, as the whole thing…

Still Smiling.

There is one group that Americans love to hate and I don't know why. They are so accommodating. Thanks to years of social engineering, they don't like themselves any more than you do. You say, "go over there", and they go over there. You say, "go outside". and sure enough, they will go outside. In…

The Amish

I don't know how the Amish found Grayson County but they are here. Heck, they are everywhere.Their communities are all around us and their buildings are everywhere. On the roads, one buggy will turn your quick little trip to town into a mind numbing challenge that will force you to wonder if you prayed for…

The Fake Epidemic.

Remember when men and women and boys and girls could watch Walter Cronkite every night at 5:30, Monday through Friday and for thirty minutes find out what was going on in America and around the world? Remember that? And if you watched David Brinkley instead, you got almost exactly the same news. These guys were…

Elijah

There are a couple of rules about blogging that I have learned from other bloggers. Don't discuss politics or religion. Just so you know, I don't care too much for rules, unless of course they come from a higher power. So, if it isn't offensive to you..... What is your favorite story from the Old…

March Madness is Off Limits Bucco

There is a handful of things that you should never mess with of a man's. You can use your imagination to fill in the blanks. As I sit here looking out over my peaceful computer monitor, I am watching my old Dish Network of the last 15 years get dismantled and a big beautiful Direct…

Working Out in a Small Town

Despite my best efforts, my pants size is still in question so there is only one way I know to burn more calories than I am taking in and even though I like it only modestly more than my five year trip to the dentist.... ( OK, I'm joking about that part) .... I am…