While thumbing through the book of 1971 Oxford Leader newspapers, a feature article caught my eye. Headlined, Clip Dip: Long hair no boon for Oxford Barber. The two barbers in town, Stub Robinson and Jack Magee (both sadly, now clipping hair in Heaven) lamented on the loss of business due to the long-hairs. Said Jack, […]
Are you a skeptic? A realist? Are you a believer or are you in the wait-and-see holding pattern. Me, I am in the ‘I Want To Believe? group. At times, I am a top-notch skeptic, and other times I am shown things that get me shouting Hallelujah! (on the inside). If you are into conspiracies […]
So there I was, minding my own bees wax when one of our salesdudes shot me over an email from the Clarkston office. Some person, a woman Andrew Dubats is working with had won some sort of recognition for her efforts in Glamping. Hmm? Come again? What was that she’s good at? Glamping, I didn’t […]
Last week I pondered on what to do after I sowed some seed in the warm confines of my own home. The seeds have sprouted, I wrote, now what? * * * Don, I asked my Dad why my indoor seedlings toppled as soon as I took them outside. He said they need to get […]
Hey, my plants are growing! Yep, it is true. Last year I had this wild idea to save some seeds from a Brandywine tomato to plant ’em and grow ’em again this year. I saved the seeds, dried the seeds and stowed them away out on the porch until three weeks ago. Then I constructed […]
Spring has technically been here for a couple of weeks and while I get it, I ain’t buying it. It’s too cold. (Whine, grouse, complain.) Heck, according to the National Weather Service, we might hit 50 degrees by the end of the week. Whoopee! (Whine, grouse, complain.) I know, I know: Donny Downer is trying […]
So, I kinda struck a nerve when I opined (openly and on the internet) that maybe it was my God-given calling to save America from itself and Facebook. Okay, I whined about all the insignificant stuff folks post on-line for the world to see and I called for the great American Facebook off slated for […]
I know there’s nary a soul in the good ol? U S of A who’s clicking their heels and dancing a jig over our Federal government’s inability to be open, honest, frugal or any other trait Americans profess to process. (Sorry about mentioning clicking of heals and dancing a jig –I’m still basking in the […]
Okay, call me kookie, but I have been flirting with the idea of ditching my very own, personal Facebook page. I know, I know. Younger folk will think this is totally un-American — but I have to admit, the thought has been bouncing around inside my cranium since January. It’s nothing against Facebook, the company, […]
For the past few years I have heard from folks in our office, from our readers and from our business partners that times are hard. I’ll admit, it is hard to dispute that conclusion when using logical equations with variables of higher energy costs, higher food costs, fewer automotive-related jobs, more home foreclosures and charitable […]