[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ixth grade. 1965. School Superintendent Mr. McNeil visited the classroom as part of his routine inspection of county schools. He was amiable enough, and offered a good-natured challenge to the class. It's written here, phonetically. He said, "Boys and girls, how would you write this sentence, 'There are three tu's in the English language." .....Flash forward fifty-one years. As you can tell, I never forgot that challenge. Neither have I ever cracked it. But, early this … [Read more...]

I was on a local talk show - no big deal, maybe three people saw it. The two guests included myself and a local chef. The chef was, without question, an expert at his craft, but he knew it. You know the type. A personality flaw give him license to express opinions about everything , whether right or wrong - mostly wrong. Throughout the hour-long presentation, my attempts to answer the hosts questions, and converse, cheerfully, about writing and home planning, were constantly interrupted and … [Read more...]

The Summer is slipping away. Time is moving too fast. Here are some just-for-fun stories about Time. They're free to read HERE. … [Read more...]