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Memories of ‘The Railway Children’
During the 1970s my wife Wanda and I looked forward to watching the movie “The Railway Children” which was always aired on network TV at least two or three times before Christmas each year. Seeing the movie as many times as we could leading up …
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Moose and dogs
We have a moose that has decided to make a free lunch out of our haystack. He wanders his way in and munches on the feed I bought for my horse. He makes me mad and I wish he could just wander his way right …
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Letter to the editor
Inspired by Sendler Dear editor: Thanks, Andrea. I don’t always read every article in the paper. I scan. I am so thankful I read Andrea Bruner’s article about Irene Sendler. It left me in tears … tears of inspiration. What a powerful life she lived. …
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That doll is the devil, not child’s play
It’s been almost 25 years since the original “Child’s Play” movie came out, but Chucky is alive and well — and staying at my grandmother’s house. Over the weekend, Gary, Kaylee and I went to visit my grandmother, who turned 87 a week ago today. …
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Drug testing is not answer to unemployment
I usually try to stay away from peeing contests, but I just couldn’t let this one slide. When Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, a Republican from Little Rock, filed a bill wanting all new applicants for unemployment benefits to undergo a drug test all I could think …
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‘Paw-tay’ at Paul’s
Maybe the orange Hawaiian shirt I bought won’t go without being worn at least once even though the moment for its intention has passed along with co-worker Paul Glover’s 60th birthday last week. For weeks we at the Guard planned for the occasion, coming up …
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Cousin Will uses the phone
One of my readers wrote in and asked for a bit of humor, so I decided to share these comedy routines below. Remember all they asked for was a bit! Do you ever get those calls in the evening about the time you sit down …
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The truth is, you’re still a jerk, Lance
I’m a marathon runner. A few years ago my coach was diagnosed with cancer. The first thing his ragged team of runners did was sign him up with Livestrong. Through the course of his treatment he showed up to track with his yellow and proudly …
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Old State House among oldest
Almost every Arkansas resident has visited or driven by the Old State House on Markham Street in Little Rock. However, most do not know that it is the oldest surviving state Capitol building west of the Mississippi River. Design work on the structure started in …
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Having a pity party – Presence is required
You are all invited to my monthly — and sometimes weekly — Pity Party. My family is normally the Guests of Honor. Sometimes, they unknowingly walk right into these little affairs. Last Sunday’s was a surprise party for everyone. Everything hit me that day. After …
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Say ‘Yabba Dabba Don’t’ to Neanderthal clones
If you’re the average person, you say things like “I wish they’d bring back ‘ABC’s Wide World of Sports’ and full-service gas stations.” If you’re more like Harvard University geneticist George Church, you say things like “Wouldn’t it be a hoot if someone brought back …
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Be like pro golfers: Move to Florida, avoid state taxes
Phil Mickelson choked on a gimme putt this week, but it wasn’t on a golf course. According to the AP’s golf writer, America’s most popular golfer “put his popularity on the line with polarizing comments about how much he has to pay in state and …
