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My friend, Greg, is always moving stuff from point A to point B, usually on a trailer he pulls behind his pickup.  He rarely secures anything before he takes off on these trips.  His mantra is “It’ll ride.”  Sometimes, the stuff he’s hauling doesn’t get the memo and fails to ride the entire trip, choosing instead to become airborne and land on the road side or in someone’s yard.  I, personally, have witnessed him losing a mattress, a bar stool, and a load of some sort of metal pieces; but the thing is, there are hundreds of things he’s hauled that haven’t come off that trailer.  More times

Oh the beauty of the country. There's no better way to waste away a Sunday afternoon than to go "barn hopping" on the back roads. With this year being one of the worst droughts in many many years, my heart goes out to the farmers. They work numerous hours to bring us food and so many times, their hard work and hours of dedication often go unnoticed and unappreciated. This week, I dedicate my picture to those hard working souls and say THANK YOU!
 

Helping the less fortunate always gives a warm and fuzzy feeling.  I wasn’t sure what that felt like until about three years ago. That’s when I began helping bring supplies to SAM 100.7’s Stuff the Bus. I’ll chronicle a bit of this year’s STB in a bit, but right now let’s explore exactly what is that good feeling we get when we assist others.

The end of summer through early fall is a great time for a short road trip, and Kentucky provides a great deal of entertainment. From the Appalachian Mountains to the western Kentucky lakes, our state is full of attractions. So much to see and do!

I just saw another birthday. Permit me to share thoughts on the way to 79 . . . not room for all of them, but some. Some mine; some others.

--Why is the Bible copyrighted? Why would anybody worry about somebody stealing words from the Bible?

--Old adage: "Come ye apart, or you will come apart."

--A.W. Tozer: "A man need not be Godly to learn theology. Indeed I wonder if there is anything taught in any seminary on earth that could not be learned by the rankest criminal." Eric Hoffer said essentially the same thing: "Education does not gentle the heart."

Life is full of people with really good intentions.  When people find out that you are an adoptive family, you get asked questions from strangers and even friends that are meant to be harmless.  Unfortunately, sometimes even well intended questions or comments, can be intrusive or hurtful.   This is just a small example of what I and some of my friend’s who have also adopted, have been asked in the past.  I don’t know about my friends, but I find that honey (humorous answers) works better than vinegar (harsh comebacks) when getting a point across. 

I’ve often said of my oldest daughter, Natalie, that she is one of the best mothers I have ever known.  She does so well with her little girl, but even Natalie has her limits, so it was no surprise when she carried Sabria out to where I was working in the yard to see if I could take a shift.  “I can’t get any of my homework done.  She keeps climbing over my books into my lap.  I know I shouldn’t say this, and I real

How many shades of grey are there? That answer should be none. Unfortunately, the world tends to put everything into the grey category. Truth is, everything is black or white . . . right or wrong.

Recently, my mom turned 82. She is a fine lady! Happily, I can say that she is healthy and lives independently. And, as most of you would say of your moms, I admire her greatly.

Many qualities make my mom a fine woman, but four characteristics inspire my respect:

Red had a head the size of a backhoe bucket, and he packed a set of spurs that bore a close likeness to railroad spikes. Given all of this, Red was still a certified COWARD. He would sneak-up on your blindside or get you when your back was turned. Had he lived in the Old West, he would have been classified as a "backshooter." He refused to face you head-on, especially if he thought you were carrying any "difference."