A Day For Remembering
On this Memorial Day when we acknowledge those who have fought and died in the cause of freedom, I want to thank all of the men and women in my family who have served in the military. While not all died in combat, there are many on my father’s side of the family who served […]
Friday’s Odds and Ends
I’ve teamed up with 8 other authors to sponsor a neat contest at the Kindle Book Review. You can enter to win a 10″ Kindle Fire HD in the 2018 Memorial Day Giveaway, and find some good reads for only 99¢. Hop over to the contest and enter before it ends on May 31. I’m […]
Some Things Can’t Wait
Slim Randles is my guest today while I am otherwise preoccupied. I love this story about Marvin and his new fishing rod. Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do. It’s really starting to warm up here in Texas, so maybe it’s time for some lemonade. Help yourself. It was just one of those […]
Will Violence Ever End?
In church yesterday morning, the priest referenced a quote attributed to Chief Seattle of the Lushootseed tribe in the Pacific Northwest. “Our God is the same God. You may think now that you own Him as you wish to own our land, but you cannot. He is the God of man, and His compassion is […]
Book Review – The Night Child by Anna Quinn
The Night Child Anna Quinn File Size: 1793 KB Print Length: 200 pages Publisher: Blackstone Publishing (January 30, 2018) Publication Date: January 30, 2018 Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC Language: English ASIN: B071KHVTV9 Book Blurb: This breathtaking debut novel examines the impact of traumatic childhood experiences and the fragile line between past and present. […]
Falling For You
Slim Randles is here to entertain today, but before I let him take the stage, I want to explain why this post is going up so late on Wednesday. My plan was to get it ready to go live yesterday, but that plan came to a screeching halt when I had to have a root […]
Celebrating Mother’s Day
In honor of Mother’s Day, I thought I would dust off a column I wrote when my children were young and I was writing for a Dallas publication. This column, among others, is part of a book I’ve worked on off and on for a number of years – I hate to say how many […]
A History Lesson from Windy
It’s a busy end of the week and weekend for me, so I am going to let Slim Randles entertain us with another posting from the Mule Barn Truck Stop, but first just a couple of things that are bothering me. I was listening to the confirmation hearing for Gina Haspel to head the CIA, […]
When in Doubt, Ask Doc
Slim Randles is my guest today with a fun post showing how Doc got the guys out of a ticklish situation down at the Mule Barn Truck Stop. Grab a donut to go with your beverage of choice, and enjoy the post. Our pal Doc is a genius. Just take the other day, and all […]
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Mr. and Mrs. Wheezer
Slim Randles is here to entertain us with another story about one of the guys from the Mule Barn Truck Stop gang. These people are imaginary…maybe, and we don’t know where the truck stop is located, but I imagine it could be any small rural town in any state in the country. Well, except Hawaii. […]
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