Slim Randles In a few days, all those rhymers who lived in Tin Pan Alley back when Gertie was a pup will be fulfilled once again. How’s that you say? Was a love song ever written that didn’t have moon and in it? And the full moon will be here in a couple of days…
BrownJudy Conlin I am a bit of a Type A personality. I need things done in a certain way, in a certain order and, of course, done my way. Thus, it should come as no surprise that the clothes in my closet are all hung in color-coordinated rows with bins of matching shoes underneath them….
When trusting God is hardSheryl Boldt Perhaps you’re not a Christian yet, but you’re not sure why. You’ve heard convincing reasons to trust Christ as your Savior, but for some reason you can’t say the sinner’s prayer (repenting of your sins and accepting Jesus’ death on the cross as payment for them) … at least…
The Party GirlJudy Conlin A mad Nurse Judy (my militant alter ego) rushed into my office this morning, almost foaming at the mouth. “Are you writing a Nurse Judy article?” she demanded. “Yes, I am,” I said defensively. “You didn’t write a Labor Day article last week,” she said. “So?” “Why not?” “Because we weren’t…
Slim Randles Every once in a blue moon, I learn something from the computer. Not often, of course, because they change the rules on how to use it about three times a day, and I never was that fast. But I love that YouTube channel. Oh man. And I believe, after watching ‘way more episodes…
‘Do you think I’m silly?’Nancy Kennedy When the phone rings here at the newspaper, you never know who’s on the other end and what the person will say. That’s why we keep an antacid dispenser in the newsroom. (Not really.) I remember a call from a woman who sounded greatly distressed. She apologized for bothering…
The JugglerJudy Conlin I have always been a multitasker, but lately I believe it has outgrown that nomenclature and has transformed into “a juggler.” Let me explain. Since I turned 90, I have had one health issue after another. Doctors, tests and time for each one until it was cleared up. The very next day,…
Slim Randles The moon turned the horses and mules silver with its magic. It gave the packer an unspoken pleasure to look back on a sinuous Sierra snake of eleven animals stretched in a flexible line nearly 150 feet long behind him. And he looked up, straight up on the peaks of Kearsarge where the…
Is there hope for our divided nation?Sheryl Boldt Immediately following 9/11, I cringed every time I heard a plane fly overhead. Like so many others, I prayed for our nation’s survival. That frightful event’s only bright spot was that it brought our nation together – for a short while. Twenty-five years have passed since that…
LegsJudy Conlin One is born with legs and seldom gives a thought about them. At first, you just kick them in the air. Next, you use them to roll over, eventually to creep on your knees, and finally to pull yourself up on your feet and walk. As you get older, they become very useful….
