by Christine | Jun 3, 2020 | Welcome Column
When I was 6 or 7, the school I was in decided to have my IQ tested. I went and saw a nice man who asked me a bunch of interesting (thought provoking) questions, and I was told I scored very high on it. So I was told I was smart at a very young age, and who am I to...
by Christine | Dec 17, 2013 | Welcome Column
Good morning from Whiskey Creek, where it was an incredible 64 degrees yesterday…and STILL some snow remains on the ground. If you’re the sort of a person like I am whose love of listening to stories told by good story tellers goes back even before I could talk, it’s...
by Christine | Nov 25, 2015 | Welcome Column
I can’t tell if anyone reads my Welcome Messages anymore – I don’t seem the elicit the reactions I used to. Possibly I’ve grown boring, or the readers are struck dumb in amazement. But it doesn’t matter, because the today the privilege of writing the Wednesday...
by Christine | Nov 23, 2016 | Welcome Column
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving – my favorite holiday. It’s completely secular, devoid of scandal or partisan taint. It satisfies a very important, and very human, need: Step back from the bustle and bother of daily life, and give thanks. Hopefully, this is not the...
by Christine | Mar 31, 2013 | Welcome Column
Happy Easter everybody! I had another column all written for you today. But I sent it to to my web posting emissary (a guy who actually owns and raises llamas, if you can believe that), when I realized that today is Easter! It falls early this year and even earlier in...
by Christine | May 28, 2011 | Welcome Column
Several years ago, when the CBA suffered its SuperGrass financial disaster, Association members came up with many and varied ideas for generating revenue to restore our fiscal house. We implemented many of the schemes and, happily, our reverses are back where they...
