Every day I have access to the latest breaking news: from inflation (which impacts my pocketbook) to the events in Ukraine (which nourishes fears of a third world war, one that could go nuclear) to the fallout from “the slap that was heard around the world.” News alerts show up on my phone, providing access …
It was the first week the students at Campbellsville University were not required to wear masks, the surge from the delta and omicron variants having subsided. As usual, I was the first person in the classroom that day, and a student I didn’t recognize had also arrived early. She was sitting where one of my …
I asked Lori to rewind a portion of the evening news, which we had been faithfully watching each evening, keeping abreast of the latest developments in Ukraine. “Did he say that?” I incredulously asked. “Let’s hear that again.” Sure enough, I had heard it correctly. At a rally in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin cited …
“My mother reads your column every week,” the gentleman said as he accompanied his mom through the line at the funeral visitation. She immediately added, “I read every word,” and before I could respond to her, she warned, “so be careful what you write.” We both chuckled, but what wise words, not just for me, …
Whether a surprise visit is good or bad depends on the kind of people who show up at your doorstep, I’m convinced. Sometimes it’s not good, like when Ernest T. Bass, the comical but annoying mountain ruffian, shows up to disrupt the sleepy town of Mayberry, once again. Andy warily acknowledges Ernest T.’s arrival, and …