I’ve always loved that old Jimmy Buffett song, but now I can personally relate to it. For the first time in 20 years, I’m back in Texas, and I gotta tell you…it feels great! I was stationed at Ft. Hood for nearly five years back in the ’90s, and spent as much time exploring the…… MORE
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Kristin Thrower 5/16/16; To Hold Onto or To Let Go?
I discovered a man from my church is a doctor. An optometrist. He and I talked at length over the weekend about my mother’s macular degeneration and how she can possibly have a happier life with the disease that eventually takes your eyesight. I learned the condition is one of many that will eventually come…… MORE
Sam Putney 5/13/16; Mother’s Day
With Mother’s Day weekend behind us now, just like every year at this time, I began to question whether it’s really necessary. You see I think that mothers should be shown special treatment everyday and not just one day a year. However, every year, after seeing so many fathers and children at Target or…… MORE
Marlee McCormick 4/21/16: My Heart Just Broke A Little
I say my heart broke a little…but it may be more than a little, because we just lost one of my favorite people. The news broke today that Prince Rogers Nelson has died at the age of 57 at his home outside of Minneapolis. Yes the artist known as Prince is gone. I can’t really think of…… MORE
Eric Bushman 4/19/16: Fictionalizing History
It is a reputation that has followed me a majority of my teen aged, young-adult and now professional life: Being the “Kennedy Guy.” That has its pros and cons. Lately, I have enjoyed the conversation at work from coworkers who have been watching the ‘11.22.63’ miniseries based on the Stephen King book by the same…… MORE