Jan 15, 2018
Skiing in a Circle
- All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.” - Winston...
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...
Dec 16, 2017
the 3 letters of joy
“Ocian in view! O! the joy” – William Clark on seeing the Pacific Ocean on the Lewis and Clark Expedition (November 7, 1805) - If one is...
Dec 3, 2017
The 11 Days of Thanksgiving
Photo by Grant Stinson - In America, we put gratitude on the calendar – the fourth Thursday of November each year. – Harvey Mackey -...
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...
Nov 5, 2017
Remember the Monarchs
Photo by Trudy Snope But most of all I shall remember the Monarchs - Rachel Carson (just before her death at the age of 56 in 1964) - In...
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...
