[August 24, 2024] Regular readers will know that I’m a “dog person” by any measure you want to measure me. I stumbled upon a young man who cares for dogs, specializing in bringing dogs out of their shells made of fear. He is rather popular and well-known in the dog world. To many, he is a dog hero. … Read More »
[August 22, 2024] I’m from the poor Deep South, where I can still find my heart. I relate closely with those living in small towns and on farms, working blue-collar jobs, local volunteers, small church congregations, and truckers. When people ask where I’m from, I say, “I’m from Mer Rouge, Louisiana.” Despite not living there for six decades,… Read More »
[August 5, 2024] There it was again, my yellow-stained 6th-grade Report Card with my end-of-year marks. I didn’t want to even look at it. Okay, I had at least one “B,” and I think that was in “recess.” And to make it worse for me, one of my parents had to sign off acknowledging my performance. “You can… Read More »
[July 12, 2024] A pet is one of the most beautiful things a kid can have. Pets return the affection you give them, provide company when you are lonely and are loyal. They also never complain, betray you, call you names – they are always there for you. As a toddler, my dog was a Cocker Spaniel and… Read More »
[July 7, 2024] With a quick motion, I was dunked underwater by Preacher John at the Southern Baptist Church of Mer Rouge, Louisiana, in the Fall of 1961. He gently bent me backward and then straight up with one hand over my mouth and nose and the other on my upper back and said, “I baptize you in… Read More »
[June 16, 2024] I was reeling in a largemouth bass as hard as my little hands could work the fishing rod. And I was scared of falling out of the boat and into the deep lake water where my weak swimming ability would surely put an end to my life. I’m now a Boomer-Geezer American, raised by combat… Read More »
[March 4, 2024] Amala Ekpunobi has done it again with a video (link here) showing a “trans woman” telling the world that “her” dog is transgender. Of course, all sane people know this to be impossible, but the reason I highlight the idea, other than it becoming popular, is that this is what happens when good people fail… Read More »
Letters to My Granddaughter, Epilogue [November 20, 2024] Here is some good news. That skinny small-town boy from the Deep South – and born on the bayou (like the 1969 CCR song) – turned out okay. I would marry and have two children; the happiest days of my life were their birth and their growing up. Nothing is… Read More »
[December 21, 2023] I’m convinced our human relationship with dogs is magical. Not magical like a flying dragon or the Loch Ness monster magical, but magical like extraordinary, irresistible, and amazing. We usually think of animals as social creatures, but within their own species and while that is undeniably true, dogs have a stronger social attraction to humans… Read More »
[December 4, 2023] My great aunt Marie Tabor was a beautiful woman, tall, energetic, smart, articulate, motivated, and dedicated to my Mom. She was the sister of my maternal Bigmama (Grandmother Blankenship). Aunt Rea lived her entire life in Little Rock, Arkansas, in a classic upscale neighborhood and was a hairdresser. She had no children, which may be… Read More »