I hope you enjoy another guest post from Slim Randles. He has quite a way with humor and can even wax eloquently at times. Essays like this, as well as his humor can be found in his book, Home Country, which is a a collection of his weekly syndicated column of the same name. Slim […]
It’s still close enough to July Fourth that we can contemplate a bit of what the holiday means. Thanks to Slim Randles for this thoughtful essay about parades, flags and Independence Day. I am busy with the summer drama camp, so I’m glad that Slim is here as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. I might let him
The Grand Old Flag Read More »
All the flap about the Confederate Flag and other symbols of the time in our history that condoned slavery, makes me wonder just how far are we going to go to the extreme in dodging sensitivity. That era was not one of our more honorable ones. Neither was the time that we pushed the Native
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The next few weeks are going to be incredibly busy for me as I prepare for my big birthday bash this coming weekend. Yes, “I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy, born on the Fourth of July. I’m a real like nephew of my Uncle Sam….” Oh dear, sometimes I get carried away, but do check out
Monday Morning Musings Read More »
Every Monday I have the song “Monday, Monday” by the Mamas and the Papas playing through my mind. Perhaps because there is an excitement about starting a brand new week. Do you eagerly look forward to Monday’s? While most of the song is about the sadness of waking up Monday Morning alone, the first two
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How was your weekend? Mine was quiet on Sunday, but Saturday was busy at the Winnsboro Center for the Arts. First I had my guitar student in the morning. It is so neat to see how she is progressing, but like many beginning guitar students she get bored at the repetition of practicing chord changes.
Monday Morning Musings – Healthy Eating Read More »
According to a couple of articles I read in The Dallas Morning News this week, we have been approaching the problem of obesity the wrong way, especially here in the U.S. The dramatic rise in obesity and type 2 diabetes in children and adults has most recently been tied to our sedentary lifestyle. So the
The Skinny on Weight Loss Read More »
I’m over at The Blood-Red Pencil blog today having some fun with Valentine’s Day jokes, so if you need a laugh, hop on over. But do stay here long enough to read this wonderful essay by my Wednesday’s Guest today, Slim Randles. I enjoy his stories so much and especially loved this essay about snow.
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With the passing of time, the urgency we all felt that awful September day seems to have waned somewhat. Now we are more focused on the inconveniences of air travel that event spawned than on what we as a nation and a people experienced in the first weeks and months following the terrorist attacks.
In addition to being a national holiday, the Fourth of July is my birthday. For years I thought all the fireworks and picnics and parades were just for me, and, boy, did I feel important. Then I found out that 99.99 percent of the American public was celebrating Independence Day, and just my family cared
Happy Birthday America Read More »
