The Promise

The Promise

The Promise “A joy that’s shared is a joy made double.” John Ray My Aunt Janice and Uncle Gordon had five kids between them. So, when my cousin Hawley was born, they hired a nanny to help out. And oh, what a nanny she was! Mrs. Edna Duvall was her...
Baloney!

Baloney!

Baloney! “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” Mark Twain How would you like to make five bucks… and change your belief about what is possible for you? Consider this an experiment...
The Loch

The Loch

The Loch “If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.” Ellen Johnson Sirleaf When my kids were small and their friends would join us for dinner, I sometimes asked a conversation-starting question. My kids would roll their eyes in...
Brownies

Brownies

Brownies “Kids say the darndest things!” Art Linkletter My sister, Mary Ellen, and my cousin Lynne were Brownies at the same time, which makes sense, since they lived across the street from each other. My cousin Stephen and I were Boy Scouts together, for...
Do the Math

Do the Math

Do the Math “I been in the right place but it must have been the wrong time.” Dr. John Mr. Price was likable and distinguished looking, an older gentleman who generally made his appearance in a dark suit and tie. His mustache, riding shotgun over his upper lip,...