A New Year: Doing Some Things Differently
A year ago, I shared a rather lengthy blog entitled “Welcoming the New Year”. In that post, I discussed goals, as opposed…
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Lance Delano Johnson
Lance Delano Johnson, or Delano, was a cattle farmer. At least, I think that’s how he probably saw himself. To many, he…
65. But Who’s Counting?
I will turn 65 in a few weeks, Lord willing. That’s not a major announcement. It is a simple fact. As I…
Talkin’ Baseball
Having been born and living my entire life in Alabama, I realize that in the South, football is king. And in my…
Feeling a Little Embarrassed
Neel Burton, in a 2014 online article for Psychology Today describes embarrassment as “the feeling of discomfort experienced when some aspect of…
Dad was…
Dad was born Onus Franklin Spires on June 21, 1929 in a small town in Paden, Mississippi. His dad was a logger…
Tomato Plants and Second Chances
The small tomato plant was broken and looked hopeless. It probably is. Only time will tell. But as my wife and I…
Musings on Civility
As you and I age, it seems to become more and more our nature to reflect on how things used to be.…