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An Eternity of Sundays

An Eternity of Sundays

“My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice…

“Listening in the Coastlands”

“Listening in the Coastlands”

Since the beginning, people have sought God the most in the liminal, or in-between, places of the world.  Holy men have gone to the deserts on the…

A Dog’s Life – A Good Life

A Dog’s Life – A Good Life

In one of his better quips, Mark Twain said, “The more I know about people, the better I like my dog.” Amen, sir, as there are so…

Birthdays, Bull Dozers, and Mr. Buzzard

Birthdays, Bull Dozers, and Mr. Buzzard

The man who once supervised the dumpster site calls me Mr. Buzzard.  His story is that I fly around and when I see something I want, I…

Figs Tree Care Borders on Ridiculous

Figs Tree Care Borders on Ridiculous

“Train up a fig tree in the way it should go, and when you are old sit under the shade of it.” Charles Dickens Well, if anyone…

The Benefits of Forgiveness

The Benefits of Forgiveness

 Forgiveness has nothing to do with absolving a criminal of his crime.  It has everything to do with relieving oneself of the burden of being a victim–letting…

Past, Present and Future Crewe Gives Back to Its Military That Served

Past, Present and Future Crewe Gives Back to Its Military That Served

  After more than a year’s work, the Town of Crewe VFW Post 50 and the local VFW Posts 7819 and 5313 have finally achieved their goal.…

Feed the Deer, Stop the Propaganda

Feed the Deer, Stop the Propaganda

Being a devoted deer hunter for 45 years mostly in a Maryland, I became a resident of Virginia in 2004 doing most of my deer hunting here.…

Ideas Matter

Saul Alinsky’s name is not widely known.  Indeed, he’s been dead over 40 years. But his writings and thoughts are read today, discussed, and his vision pursued…

Stump County Education 

Stump County Education 

Here we are in little old Stump County living about a hundred years behind the rest of the country but we are trying hard to move forward.…