"IF 'PRO' IS THE OPPOSITE OF 'CON' WHAT IS THE OPPOSITE OF 'PROGRESS'? Paul Harvey I have been writing for years about the mismanagement of our forests and our public lands. Each year we set new records for the amount of acres burned and the increased severity...
"IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL WHERE THE LAW STOPS AND WHERE JUSTICE BEGINS." Arthur Baer Kansas where the wild west is alive and well. I am not talking about rodeos or cowboys, I am talking about low down, varmints, skunks, and low down trashy humanity. Yes I am...
"JUST ONCE IN A WHILE LET US EXALT THE IMPORTANCE OF IDEAS AND INFORMATION." Edward R. Murrow I am going to step up on the soap box and talk to all those in churches that want to venture into the world of technology and who, like me,...
"READING CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE YOUR IGNORANCE." Unknown Well I have been numbed by all the blarney about Covid. If you are waiting for your free covid tests that are suddenly not there? Notice how 'free' has you upset? That is how you get panicked by getting something...
"BE AT WAR WITH YOUR VICES, AT PEACE WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS, AND LET EVERY NEW YEAR FIND YOU A BETTER MAN." Benjamin Franklin It has been a long time since I went out on New Years Eve, so my vices have drastically been put into memory. If I have...
"TO ER IS HUMAN, BUT TO REALLY FOUL THINGS UP USE A COMPUTER!" Paul R. Ehrlich We all took a much needed break at the end of the year. Wow 2021! I was forced to set down and write this. You will be seeing this in 2022. But I...
It was a silent night, clear and cold like long ago The moon and stars shining bright, as Old Charlie worked on his goal. Slipping the old High Back to the ground, tying a ribbon to the horn With a tag to Jimmy Brown, setting it gently by...
"NEVER EXPLAIN - YOUR FRIENDS DO NOT NEED IT AND YOUR FRIENDS WILL NOT BELIEVE YOU ANYWAY" Elbert Hubbard As we get closer to the birth of our savior, thoughts turn to friends more and more. I had two things happen this week that brought old friendships to...
"SHOOT UP AMONGST US, ONE OF US NEEDS SOME RELIEF!" Jerry Clower I have been getting some of the nicest letters with the order of my 'FULL BOAT' deal for all my books and a CD. I really appreciate all the kind comments and support. I have...
"WHEN I STARTED COUNTING MY BLESSINGS, MY WHOLE LIFE TURNED AROUND." Willie Nelson We have just passed the Thanksgiving holiday and now are preparing for the birth of Christ. Are you still being thankful yet? I just read a story about a man who hired a Downs Syndrome boy...