Jan 1, 2018
Laughing and Carrying On
The Pelican - a symbol of charity and generosity. Photo by Trudy Snope - We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we...
Nov 19, 2017
Getting Up on Veterans Day
It doesn’t matter how many times you get knocked down. What matters is how many times you get up. – Bobby Moch - My Dad (born 1923) grew...
Oct 22, 2017
40 18 77 - Life's Lottery
At the registration table is a sign, “Please leave the “politics” at the door.” The 40th high-school reunion has begun. And, 25-feet...
Oct 8, 2017
A New World Boy On the Old Kings Road
I didn't know which way to go / I'm a new world boy on the old Kings Road - “Kings Road” by Tom Petty - On Tuesday morning, I received a...
Sep 24, 2017
The Bluebird Trail
Photo by Trudy Snope Being a great father is like shaving. No matter how good you shaved today, you have to do it again tomorrow – Reed...
Sep 10, 2017
Grandma on Loyalty
Until the late 1970s, Ferris Food Store stood at the corner of Clay Street and Spring Street in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The store, a...
Aug 12, 2017
Giant Alternatives
Your schooling may be over, but remember that your education still continues. -Unknown - In high school, your teachers are giants. They...
May 20, 2017
Family Quest
"...it had apparently become a Ritter Family quest to visit all the parks he sang about." - Stuart Ritter - During a National Park visit...
Apr 1, 2017
Going Home
When asked what he was gonna do some days, my dad used to say "I'm just gonna watch the grass grow" & then he'd smile. - Dina Wasmer _ I...
Jan 22, 2017
Wedding Season
“You are hearing the words and not the music.” - John Cleese. - At a lecture, Monty Python co-founder, John Cleese shared an epiphany (my...
