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An Unlikely Friendship
I was in the front yard of the Salvation Army in Lewisville talking to Steve Thomas when my phone buzzed. We were excitedly making preparations to...
Mom’s Journal – Letter to Papa
On my trip to Tennessee a couple of months ago, Dad gave me Mom's journalings. They aren't a proper journal. She was wildly inconsistent in...
Time to rebuild
It has been almost twenty years since September 11, 2001. Everybody refers to that day simply as 9/11, but it wasn't always like that. That fated...
The 2020 Wedding
It only could have happened in 2020. On the off chance that someone picks up this post thirty years from now and reads it, they will never be able...
The Clock
"Jimmy, when we meet my sister for dinner tonight, she wants to see if you can fix her clock." That seemed like an unusual request since I know...
Join the Conversation
The video of George Floyd's death by Minneapolis policemen is horrific. It documented the law officers we have entrusted with our justice as they...
A Hero’s Legacy
My last post, My Champion of Freedom, was a proclamation of the heroism my grandfather, James McAfee, displayed and my gratitude for his sacrifice....
My Champion of Freedom
Kim and I drove to Tennessee over Memorial Day weekend to walk through Mom and Dad's house. As I mentioned in my last post, Dad is planning to move...
Mom’s Keepsakes
Every morning at 5:50am, Mr Coffee beeps three times to alert me that it has finished its scheduled task. Although the coffee maker is downstairs...
Which side are you on?
It is becoming clear that the COVID-19 pandemic is going to be with us a lot longer than anyone originally anticipated. In some way, it has touched...