The Year the Stage Burned
Before Coach Leverette’s knuckleball hit me between the eyes in the spring of 1963, my year started in September, 1962. It was my first year at Semmes High School. I… Read more The Year the Stage Burned →
Coach Leverette’s Knuckleball
We all do willfully stupid things, and most of them come during our teenage years. Mine was a doozie! As a high school sophomore, I was the starting catcher on… Read more Coach Leverette’s Knuckleball →
Why are there are more horse’s butts in the world than there are horses?
Mont Belvieu is a small town 40 miles east of Houston and by according to Wikipedia, an affluent small town. According to Data USA (https://datausa.io/profile/geo/mont-belvieu-tx), it has a population of… Read more Why are there are more horse’s butts in the world than there are horses? →
Church and Schools Before Supreme Court Again
This is a really nice article discussing the particulars of a case coming before the Court in this session. All you law nerds out there who had my class, you… Read more Church and Schools Before Supreme Court Again →
He who does not read is no better than he who cannot.
I mentioned in a recent blog the book His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman as a new author whose work I enjoyed. That got me to thinking. Just who are my all-time… Read more He who does not read is no better than he who cannot. →
Turn, turn, turn
My last essay was about cleaning up my lifestyle habits, and I am happy to report that I have dropped another pound. So nice to see 235 on the scale.… Read more Turn, turn, turn →
God Hit Me with a Lightning Bolt!
It was back in the late spring of 2019, and I was visiting with my GP for 14 years. He still looks like a kid. I think I might have… Read more God Hit Me with a Lightning Bolt! →
Here There and Yonder
I finished watching the HBO series, His Dark Materials, a week or so ago, and am ready for its next HBO/BBC season coming in November 2020. This is a series that can… Read more Here There and Yonder →
Southern Exposures 