I grew up in and around the small town of Maryville, Tennessee. In one direction lay the big city of Knoxville. In the other lay the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I preferred the mountains to big cities, and still do. So I spent more time in the park than in Knoxville. Continue reading »
This is not a cry for help, but we are having a lot of winter this winter in the Washington D.C. and Mid-Atlantic region. Up to 250,000 homes have been without power, including my home and neighborhood. A man who works with me has been out of power for nearly a week. We are breaking the all-time snowfall record of 54 inches for one winter. The air is white with it just now and blizzard-force winds are blowing it sideways. We have the heat turned up and the candles and flashlights laid out and ready. There have been discussions about portable generators and other preparations. Continue reading »
Gerry and I were married for 22 years. The following is from her Memorial Service in our hometown of Maryville, Tennessee. Continue reading »
Urging On
Some people find it hard to exercise regularly. I find it hard NOT to. I hate going to the pool on Saturday mornings for the reason I’m about to illustrate, but this morning I went anyway. The swim teams are there on Saturday mornings, and they tie up 15 of the 17 lap lanes. The 2 open lanes are like a traffic jam on the D.C. Beltway. I tried the traffic jam for awhile and then retired to the hot tub. The hot tub is out in the open and overlooking the swim lanes where the younger boys practice. Continue reading »