Did you ever try whistling in the wind? A whistle doesn’t go far in windy conditions and I’m sure my whistling won’t either, this morning, but this is my viewpoint on the plan for a proposed new part of Highway 82 in northeast Oklahoma: it stinks! Hwy. 82 is a dangerous road; most highways are. […]
Jul 21, 2021
That Personal Touch
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It is rare to call a business phone and get an actual person, but when I do, I rejoice! I realize that I’m old-fashioned and some of you young’uns won’t believe me, but I recall a time when there was an actual operator on the line who asked, “Number, please?” I also remember a time […]
Jul 20, 2021
I Think I Know You
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I saw one of my old college professors the other day, even though he has been dead a good number of years. Actually, I didn’t see him but I saw someone who reminded me of the long ago prof. Not that he looked like the person of my college years, but his way of speaking […]
Jul 17, 2021
As the Twig Is Bent
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Sometimes, Ned, Pat and Jackie are philosophers. As my friend Jane once said, good friends are doctors and scientists and, well, I’m not quoting her correctly, but most of all, friends are there for each other. So, these three have their own thoughts about what causes a person to go bad. This is from Moonstruck […]
May 13, 2021
People Like You and Me
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People. Have you ever wondered what makes them tick? Have you ever pondered what keeps them going? If you knew, really knew someone, would you like what you found out? If others really knew you, would they like you? Sometimes, these questions take on too much importance. We’re afraid of letting others get to know […]
Mar 16, 2021
Re-visiting Ireland, Seven Years Later
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Green fields of every shade imaginable could be the reason Ireland is known as the emerald isle. The country itself is small, about the size of the state of Indiana. Population is 6.4 million with a million of the people living in Dublin. It reminds me of a jewel, truly an emerald surrounded by a […]
