Don’t Mess with Mama Bear
You don't mess with a mama bear protecting its cubs...my mother was the same.
Everyone Wants Global Warming
About this same date nine years ago, the winter clouds opened up and dumped almost two feet of snow on our Northwest Arkansas home in a single 24-hour period.
The Joys of a Colonoscopy
If you’re going to be doing something unpleasant, you may as well have fun doing it, right? At least, that’s my outlook on the whole process. Herein lies the tale…
The Things that Make Me Cry
If you know me, you know I am a crier when it comes to movies and books. I'm just an emotional wreck, what can I say? Growing up, I had…
It Was Worth the Trouble
[et_pb_section admin_label="section"] [et_pb_row admin_label="row"] [et_pb_column type="4_4"] [et_pb_text admin_label="Text"] With the Christmas holiday coming up, it makes me think about some of the adventures surrounding gifts. Yes. Acquiring a gift can…
In Defense of Scrooge and the Grinch
As the Christmas season rolls up on us—in conjunction with the end of the fourth quarter—I become more and more disenfranchised by the intrusive commercialism of the whole thing. Just…
I Am Not the Brightest Knife in the Shed
You’ve heard all those sayings. He’s not the brightest bulb in the chandelier. She’s not the sharpest knife in the drawer. He’s not the best tool in the shed. Well,…
Thanksgiving Is All About the Cranberry Bread
Growing up, one of my favorite books to read was Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende Devlin. Published in January 1971, ten months before my birth, it represents something that has always…
Tragedies: The Spice of Life
They say a good artist has gone through suffering. Oh, how I’ve suffered. Traumatic brain injury. Heart stopped twice. Crushed right hand. Broken right elbow. Broken ribs on right side.…
Some People Need You to Draw Pictures
I read an article this morning that listed over 50 things that Baby Boomers thought were cool that the author believes are not. The writer even takes on a condescending…