"IT IS SAID THAT EVERY STORY HAS A BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND END. WE'VE BEEN TAKING CARE OF ONE AND TWO TO A FARE-THEE-WELL." Roger Welsch We don't like to face the rapid passage of time but the last couple of years I have had to say goodbye to...
"WE ARE ALL BORN IGNORANT, BUT ONE MUST WORK HARD TO REMAIN STUPID." Unknown I think the biggest fatality number that may be added up in the path of the hurricane will be those stuck at the charging stations trying to get their EV's on the road. But...
"WE HANG THE PETTY THIEVES AND APPOINT THE GREAT ONES TO PUBLIC OFFICE." Aesop The Governor of the State of Kansas really got stunned by her opponents calling her out the truth. The Governator vetoed protections for women's sports twice, and is really upset over the ads from...
"I THINK OF MYSELF AS A TROUBADOUR, A VILLAGE STORYTELLER' THE GUY IN THE SHADOW OF THE CAMPFIRE." Louis L'Amour I have been going to the Cowboy Storytellers of the Western Plains meetings since the mid 1990's. I have been on the board of directors for several years....
"ALL YOU NEED IN THIS LIFE IS IGNORANCE AND CONFIDENCE AND THEN SUCCESS IS SURE." Mark Twain You know the expression 'Bless your heart' is a southern way of being polite and calling you or anyone stupid. Many comics have made this expression a part of their act....
"WRINKLES WILL ONLY GO WHERE THE SMILES HAVE BEEN." Jimmy Buffett I know a lot of you are waiting to see me blow up over the politics that are ruining the country right now. You are just going to have to wait. After spending three days in...
"HOPE IS A WALKING DREAM." Aristotle I have written before about the Search fo Gamble Chalk One. I don't know if this is hope or a dream. Why is it always so hard for the government to just do the right thing? Just to bring you up to...
"I AM VERY BLESSED, THANKFUL, GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES I HAVE HAD." Christen Press I just love getting letters and notes from readers that are complementary for something I have written. Just the other day I got a thank you from someone that really liked my article. Which...
"PATIENCE IS THE COMPANION OF WISDOM." Saint Augustine The President of the Fargo, North Dakota School Board made a speech and the school board members went along with his thinking. His position; that in the Pledge of Allegiance it was not inclusive because God was capitalized, meaning...
"FOLLOWING THE LIGHT OF THE SUN, WE LEFT THE OLD WORLD." Christopher Columbus Having been a Private Detective, the experience taught me new skills that help me as a historian and writer. My books require a lot of research and just plain asking questions because I write...