Loss

I am in a camp fire state of mind. There is something about August that makes me long for sitting beside a camp fire. Whether it is sharing jokes or stories with friends over frosty beverages. Reading in the dimming light of evening with my feet propped up against the warm stones of the fire ring, or sipping on whiskey while watching the glowing embers in the dark, there is something about a...

“There is just never anything going on and nothing to do in this county.” In between covering events going on this weekend, I volunteered some shifts with the Medford Kiwanis Club to drive a golf cart around the Taylor County Fairgrounds to shuttle people who needed rides. One of our stops was by the food vendor area between the Merchant and Co-op buildings at the fairgrounds. We would stop...

“How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door you are on.” Throughout my childhood, my mother had a sign with that message hanging in the bathroom of her home. In a home with 10 people and two bathrooms, that pearl of wisdom and reminder not to dawdle was worth its weight in gold. It is one of those messages that has stuck with me over the years. Perspective matters a g...