I just recently watched a Ken Burns’ documentary about Mark Twain (Samuel Clemmons). Everyone knows Mark Twain; like me, they have read a numb…
If the words of the columns written by this writer seem to heavily speak about the family, it’s because the importance of family and true frie…
I had the world by the tail in in the summer of 1969.
During this time in our history, we need to have open conversations with our children and young people.
Over the past few weeks, I have been having a number of strange dreams. One in particular stands out.
Life is full of ups and downs, yet “life” is the most valuable thing there is in this world.
We brought Bev’s mother back with us from Pennsylvania last week and I would be amiss if I didn’t share with you the experience.
We were drained by the events that took place in 2020, but little did we know, or want to know, what 2021 would bring.
We are in the process of moving my wife’s mother to Florida and have flown to Pennsylvania.
When a child seems to be heading in the wrong direction in school, then later seems destined for a dysfunctional life, there are usually thing…
My Uncle Cratus was an enigma of sorts.
Some of us spend years of our adulthood blaming our parents or guardians for the character, attitude and personality that we have inherited.
I usually don’t write to much about current events; however, I am going to make an exception this week.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal on the Florida Legislature’s priorities as its annual session convenes:
What does it mean to be a Christian, or whatever religion we may claim to be a member of?
Many years ago, I bought myself a motorcycle, a Kawasaki 400 to be exact.
As we witness so many major events, good and bad, that have been taking place during this time in history, it’s easy to wonder why we have bee…
Back in 1974, I had a bad wreck.
While growing up around a diverse group of our population, it was easy to see that every nationality has a specialness about them that disting…
Taking back roads have always been a passion of mine. I like to get off the beaten path to see what lies around the next corner.
We Americans are being tested in ways we couldn’t see coming.
One of those unique characters in my life passed away last week. I had known Marty Scott so long I really don’t remember how I first met him.
We are living in a country that allows us to make individual decisions; no matter if those decisions are good or bad! Having the freedom to do…
Who would have thought that we would be living in a time when everyone wears a mask and stands in line to both be tested and to receive a vacc…
When we hear the word discrimination usually our minds goes directly to African-Americans or people of color. But throughout life we can run i…
I remember sitting on an embankment on the side of the road watching semi-trucks pulling up the long hill on U.S. Highway 90 on the east side …
When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. began to make an impression on millions of people with his non-violent approach to trying to get equal rights …