It’s hard to believe how warm it’s been the last few days. One more thing to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. The rain has gone away for a few days, allowing the farmers to harvest again (about one month late). I can’t believe I have been able to get in three motorcycle rides in one […]
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For the first time since we got married in 1976, my wife and I spent Thanksgiving apart. She and our daughter joined my wife’s sisters and some friends for a trip to New York City. They watched the Macy’s parade in the rain and got tickets for Late Night with David Letterman. In fact, all […]
The problem with getting older is that you have to push yourself a little. The body either gets stronger or weaker (sorry,no staying the same). The only way that it’s going to get stronger is with regular, strenuous exercise that gets you out of your comfort zone…way out. Strenuous means that you are straining a […]
In an article reviewing "Spamalot" (the musical theater version of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"), the reviewer notes that attendance at musical theater has been largely the province of women and homosexual men. This is something of which I have been blissfully unaware. He goes on to note that "Spamalot" brings in a new […]
Fall colors in the Bootheel are brown and browner out in the countryside. The cotton is pretty much picked, so the fields of snowy-white have become fields of brown stubble now. Still, Thursday was a wonderful Indian Summer day. The sky was a fine blue with only a few cirrus clouds and contrails for contrast. […]
When I was a Troop Guide in Wood Badge Course C-12-04, my patrol had a number of "Eclectic Ecstatic Eagles". One of them will receive his beads tonight in Fenton, Missouri, so I’m off to see the culmination of the journey we started together. Lots of driving for a short ceremony, but you gotta do […]
Which should not be confused with Oliver Hardy’s stand-by, "Another Fine Mess". We had a fun campfire last night at Camp Lewallen. Temp dropped into the thirties, which makes for good sleeping if you’ve got enough sleeping bag, and I did. "Hey, Doc, have you ever slept cold out on the trail?" "Nope, never have…I’ve […]
Actually, it’s a beautiful day for anything (except duck-hunting, where you want it to be cold, dark, and raining — what a great hobby!). The sunshine is great after a few days of rain to test the new roof on the the clinic. The new roof works great, and I’m glad it’s on the building. […]
Bid Miles was feted on her 86th birthday this evening. She is definitely a member of Tom Brokaw’s "Greatest Generation", my father’s generation. She was a great friend of my Aunt Mary D. Friends from our community and from the Girl Scouting community all over Missouri were in attendance. While her accomplishments are many and […]
Lord Robert Baden-Powell (B-P, as we Scouters call our founder) described Scouting as a "game with a purpose". The purpose is to develop leadership skills and self-reliance in young men while instilling strong ethical values. The Scout Law: "A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent." The […]