As I write, my mind is racing. It wants to break loose with a razor sharp attack. It wants to stingingly write something from the hip, laying waste to those with closed minds. But, the new Zen-Don who sits on my right shoulder whispered into my ear. “Be a part of the solution. The solution […]
This weekend whilst erecting the Rush fake Christmas tree, I started to harken back to the Christmases of yore. The boys were not at home, so I had plenty of time for thoughts. Often I fret over not gifting the correct, or good enough presents and thoughts during this past weekend’s fake tree rising started […]
I walked into one of the financial institutions I bank with last Friday and saw an old friend. A fruitcake for sale. And, I remembered a column I wrote about these fruit cakes and said so. ‘Hey, I wrote about these five or so years ago.? The teller smiled and tried to ignore my small […]
As the news has come in, only 23 percent of voters bothered to vote in the Oxford schools’ bond election. The districts attempt to extend a 7 mill bond for 10 years, fell in a ball of fire. Now is the time to get back in the saddle. It is time for the powers that […]
By the time this column hits the streets, the first week in December, 2013 will be in full swing. That means it’s only a few short weeks to Christmas. And, that means I am still on track for gift purchasing to take place in about 21 days. Which means if I can save a dollar […]
He’d been shot, stabbed, survived numerous accidents and hemorrhagic fever, and in the end lifelong Oxford resident and 25-year Oxford policeman, Stephen Gordon Burnham died peacefully in a hospital bed, Feb. 13, 2009. He was 56 years old. According to his wife of 12-years, Janet, ‘Gordy? as he was known by some, had battled non-Hodgkin […]
He’d been shot, stabbed, survived numerous accidents and the Dengue Fever, and in the end lifelong Oxford resident and 25-year Oxford policeman, Stephen Gordon Burnham died peacefully in a hospital bed, Feb. 13, 2009. He was 56-years old. According to his wife of 12-years, Janet, ‘Gordy? as he was known by some, had battled non-Hodgkin […]
I’m always grateful folks take time out their lives to read the drivil I pump out. I am amzed when asked to re-run a specific column. That said, a reader asked for a Thanksgiving column. I’ve penned lots of Thanksgiving columns in 28-plus years, but I think it might be this one. Before I get […]
As I sit at the computer and stare aimlessly into space, my throat is kinda dry. Through my mind’s eye I see a shriveled up tumbleweed rolling across a dusty street. And, although I feel like Gary Cooper at high noon, I hear the theme song from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, playing. There’s […]
I kinda know myself. And, if I am anything I am a procrastinator. While I may have a former spouse or two who would call it just being lazy, I tend to think of my procrastination inclination as a good thing. It keeps me sharp and keeps me on my toes. This past weekend was […]