Open the Door

It’s an easy thing to cozy up to a fire that is already blazing. But it’s much harder to start a fire from scratch, to nurture the embers, and to help guide the fire to its full potential. Building a fire is hands-on and takes patience, time, and a bit of skill.There...

Open the Door

Here is a rerun of my December Welcome Column from last year:It’s an easy thing to cozy up to a fire that is already blazing. But it’s much harder to start a fire from scratch, to nurture the embers, and to help guide the fire to its full potential. Building a fire is...

Opps

Last evening I posted an update on JD’s gall bladder surgery situation.  Here’s what I wrote…”Well, wouldn’t you know, JD Rhynes’ gall bladder DID NOT get yanked out as planned last week.  His son drove him to the hospital...

Opps, a fifth-er

Today is one of those fifth-Saturday calendar anomalies, meaning that when I awoke and dragged myself to the computer I was rudely reminded that I had a Welcome column to write. Obviously hadn’t done much thinking about what I’d write seeing as how I wasn’t aware I’d...

Original Material

I don’t know about you but when I listen to a local bluegrass band for the first time, my expectation is that they will entertain me with the classic bluegrass I have become accustomed to. If they do it anywhere close to as well as Bill or Lester & Earl or Ralph,...

Orphan

It’s not easy being a kid these days and it wasn’t easy when I was a kid either. Kids are small, vulnerable and in need of a lot of mental stimulation to reach their full potential. I was lucky to grow up in a loving family with a lot of support but unfortunatley a...