January 31, 2024 - I was shaving the other morning and I noticed something – my ears looked larger than I remembered. I examined them closely and sure enough, my ears are larger in my old age. Then I noticed my nose, it, too, is getting bulbous. Could my nose and ears still be growing? No one told me about that aspect of aging.

December 29, 2023 - You’ve often heard the expression “children say the darnedest things”, which originated with Art Linkletter. It is a true saying or observation? The following comments have been collected by health and science teachers from their students’ test papers, essays, and reports.

October 25, 2023 - If you are a stickler for etiquette, you know that every courteous gentleman will always remove his hat or cap upon entering a building. This rule applies to ALL hats – no ball cap or beanie is exempt.  And while the rule certainly feels antiquated, it also begs the question: Why do we do this? After all, there’s nothing about hats that seems inherently offensive.

September 13, 2023 - I was just a little too young to visit this favorite swimming hole located on Ayish Bayou.  This little self-made recreation area was located approximately one-half mile north of the bridge spanning the bayou on Highway 21 west of the railroad tracks.

August 26, 2023 -  I admit that I am from the old school of doing things, therefore much of the fads and activities of the current generation are puzzling to me.  Gone are the days when people consulted Emily Post to see if their actions were “appropriate”.  There were also certain unwritten rules governing activities and dress that were adhered to by most everyone.  Rare were the “lone wolves” who lived by their own rules amongst us, and those people were  pretty well shunned by everyone else.