Everyone has opinions, sometimes more than one about a single subject. Posts in this category share some of my opinion. Let’s resolve to be civil in any exchanges.
As a child I did not grasp that we were lower middle class or that some considered us to be poor. I grew faster than my parents could replace my clothes, and no matter the style my pants were usually “high-waters.” That came in handy, though, as we rode the school bus from the “crick.”…
After I survived the monster who taught seventh grade Pre-Algebra I settled down to enjoy math. I found comfort in the single answer problems, more so than in the “who knows what the teacher likes” uncertainty of essays, reports, and projects in other classes. In life I eventually discovered the one constant that matters. One…
Have you measured your Christmas fault tolerance lately? The holiday season gives rise to differing levels of emotions from one person to the next. Some cannot get enough. Others hunker down and pray for January’s relief. And there are a few who celebrate the birth of Christ without being shipwrecked by the siren call of…
Have you stopped by the glue rack in the local home center and marveled at the selection? Most of us discovered the power of glue in elementary school. My kids enjoyed glue sticks that traveled well in backpacks, extended for use, then retracted with no mess. I grew up with paste in a plastic pot….
Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer opens with a youthful Tom sentenced to expend his Saturday morning slinging whitewash onto a thirsty fence. Tom’s friend, Ben Rogers, happened by, and Tom continued to paint while pretending to enjoy the work. “Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day?” Tom used…
We just sang This Little Light of Mine with the grandchildren. What a blessing that was. We enjoy life in the suburbs of Raleigh, but we’ve also had to acquire survival equipment. Our neighborhood languished for years at the end of one of Duke Power’s rural feeds, and minimal weather events often left us scrambling…