Little Big Man
Little Big Man His life started out tough, then got tougher, then even tougher, then still tough but successful, then tough again, but then ended really bad. In the photos I’ve seen of him, Leon…
May 2021
Opossum? Oh, Possum!
Opossum? Oh, Possum! When I was a kid growing up in Swampeast, Missouri, there was a common cat-sized critter called a possum. I still remember my amazement when, in school, I learned about a creature…
A Nautical Name
A Nautical Name The old pilot gazed into the distance. As his riverboat maneuvered down the mighty Mississippi River, he watched for the riffles that announced the ever changing sandbars which could halt his boat…
A Hot Cup of Coffee
A Hot Cup of Coffee In the early 1990s (Gosh, has it been that long?), there was a news story that grabbed attention worldwide, and even coined a new phrase…”our litigious society.” Let’s talk about…
Heart of Glass: Part 2
Heart of Glass: Part 2 At the end of last week’s post, I warned my readers that I was about to share something that would be hard to believe. You’ve been warned – it’s all…