by Christine | Nov 11, 2020 | Welcome Column
When I was a lad, an STP sticker was just about the coolest thing ever. Mario Andretti had just won the Indy 500 in the STP-sponsored car and that we all wanted to put that oval black and red sticker on everything. But in those days, the marketing people hadn’t yet...
by Christine | Aug 28, 2011 | Welcome Column
It never ceases to amaze me that we only have 26 letters in the alphabet and yet we can use those few letters to make up every word we need to communicate all that we want to say to one another. In the English speaking and writing world, we all have access to the same...
by Christine | Mar 25, 2012 | Welcome Column
I have a thing for “sticky notes.” They can be found stuck on the refrigerator, the kitchen table, around the computer, the dash of my car, the night stand, and a stray one might even be found on the bottom of my shoe or the seat of my pants. Every time I hear a song...
by Christine | Aug 3, 2018 | Welcome Column
Many of you awoke this morning with a smile on your face because FIRST FRIDAYS are Brooks Judd Welcome column days. And as usual first thing this morning Brooksie dutifully emailed his Welcome to me. I could read it (and it’s a good one) but I cannot copy and...
by Christine | Jun 4, 2020 | Welcome Column
How am I doing? Yep, I’m still reasonable but it is taking more work to stay that way. As this viral attack continues, I am more and more missing playing with people. Other than being wth and holding my grandchildren, that’s what I miss most. I’m doing reasonably well...
by Christine | Mar 13, 2010 | Welcome Column
“Boxcar Bertha,” the movie, and “Sister of the Road,” the book, are both fiction. The author of the “autobiographical” book, Ben Reitman (1879 – 1942), had a background as a doctor, writer, and hobo (among other things). The screen play of the movie (based loosely on...
