Not to be morbid or anything, but I’m thinking I should probably pick up some term life insurance.
Let’s face it:  I’m not getting any younger, and not taking care of those final expenses is just thoughtless and irresponsible.  It’s also a nasty thing to do to your family at a terrible time in their lives.
At […]

There’s a commercial on TV right now that just flat out confuses and annoys me.
It’s for an air freshener, and it’s strange.  The mother of the family comes home from shopping, wearing her too-tight pumps, and she’s concerned about the stale gym sock odor her kids have generated.  Okay, I can live with that, but […]

Well, I went to the faculty orientation meeting Monday evening, and everything seems to be in place now for the start of the fall semester. It’s a good thing, too, since classes begin Saturday morning!
One of my assignments this fall is an accelerated speech class, which meets Saturdays from 8:30 to 12:15 for eight […]

Did you hear about the Duct Tape Bandit?
Seems there’s some idiot in eastern Kentucky who thought wrapping his head in a duct tape ski mask and holding up a liquor store was a good idea.  It wasn’t.
The store’s owner scared the guy off, where an employee tackled said doofus in the parking lot.  But wait […]

We had a great weekend at camp.  I’m happy to report that, despite about five inches of rain, the only “problem” we encountered was wet firewood, and that was more of a nuisance than a crisis.
Actually, the weather this weekend was just about perfect.  It was warm and sunny during the day and clear and […]

As many of you already know, my mother’s final years were marred by an insidious disease. The kind, gentle, loving woman who raised me had become paranoid and helpless. Carrying on a conversation with her became impossible; she was either afraid I was trying to poison her, or she was just not there. […]

BJ and I are headed to camp this weekend, and I hope it’s not for having to perform storm damage repair.
The nearby town was on the news here at home last night and today, and the pictures were at once scary and impressive.  The National Weather Service says it was a microburst, not a tornado, […]

I’m fully convinced now that absolutely everything is available via the internet.
Case in point: I just discovered a website where you can buy online lab tests. Instead of going to the doctor and being referred to a traditional laboratory inside a clinic or hospital, you can buy your blood work directly and […]

When are we ever going to learn?
As a lifelong resident of West Virginia, I am acutely aware of just how dangerous underground coal mines are. My dad was a miner. Just about everyone I know either knows a miner personally or has a close family member who goes underground to support his family. […]

It’s been over a year now since the wreck, and BJ’s shoulder surgery still isn’t scheduled.
We have an attorney handling everything, and my settlement is in the negotiation stage right now. BJ’s case, however, is a different story.
It’s a real Catch 22. The other guy’s insurance company won’t make any payments until all […]