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My sister visited recently from Oklahoma. Sometime during the course of her visit, the term “Broomcorn Johnny” came up. When I was growing up, every year Maysville had an influx of “Broomcorn Johnnies.” They set up camp just outside town … Continue reading →

We recently went to a restaurant to celebrate Anne Oxfort’s birthday. We sat in a room with a long table occupied by elderly ladies obviously celebrating something. When they were getting ready to leave, some of them were taking pictures, … Continue reading →

A little while back, I blogged about a discussion with a friend about the word amen. During that same discussion, while we were defining terms, begotten or begot was mentioned. My friend was of the opinion that begot essentially meant … Continue reading →

Since my last update was about cats, and I don’t even especially care for cats, I thought I’d give equal time to something I do care about — dogs. There have been a number of dogs in my life. In … Continue reading →

We have a cat that lives next to us. I’m surprised he’s still alive considering all the potentially life-ending experiences he’s gone through just since I’ve known him. Maybe there really is something to the saying that a cat has … Continue reading →

We went out to dinner at one of the nicer restaurants here in Shepherdstown a couple of nights ago. I ordered a glass of wine and was asked for ID. Actually, it kind of made my day. It turns out … Continue reading →

Amen is a word that we’re all familiar with and it’s usually used at the end of a prayer, especially in church. But a few days ago, we had a discussion about what amen really meant. I thought it came … Continue reading →

There’s an old saying that it’s better to be lucky than good. I guess I mostly agree with that, but sometimes I find myself noticing that some people are “lucky” more than their fair share of the time. So that … Continue reading →

Emily has been attending Dance Camp this summer and Friday we attended her “recital.” There must have been about 20 or so in her class and they all did a great job — of course Emily did much better than … Continue reading →

When I was a kid and went to the movies, the “previews” of movies to come (and there were never more than 1 or 2 shown) were called “trailers.” Today, they’re still often referred to as trailers even though they’re … Continue reading →