August is Family Fun Month, a time to enjoy family with extra fun and activities.
Pondering Independence Day
What does the Fourth of July mean to the 21st century American?
What does the Fourth of July mean to the 21st century American?
Daddy’s Heart
National Children’s Day, June 12
National Children’s Day, June 12 Most everyone knows the third Sunday in June is Father’s Day. But the second Sunday in June is National Children’s Day. It is a time to slow down, to listen to your children, to celebrate the playful, bright, imaginative, and curious beings that they are. Daddy’s Heart — by Charlie & Don…
The Answer to Your Cycle Logical Problems
Writing about riding.
Writing about riding.
A Thought for Your Penny
National Coin Week, 3rd Week in April
National Coin Week, 3rd Week in April
Neutral Ground in New Orleans
A study in contrasts.
A study in contrasts.
Come to the Cabaret
Are you living life to the fullest?
Are you living life to the fullest?
Remembering Martin Luther King
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
‘Stille Nacht’ / ‘Silent Night’
A study in contrasts.
A study in contrasts.
Recognizing International Men’s Day, November 19
Celebrate with a poem.
Celebrate with a poem.
A Kaleidoscope of Color
This fall, let’s go look at some autumn foliage – even if it is only from your armchair.
This fall, let’s go look at some autumn foliage – even if it is only from your armchair.
He Gave me a Bridge over Troubled Water
Don Mathis shares how the music of Paul Simon sustained him.
Don Mathis shares how the music of Paul Simon sustained him.
My Cup Runneth Over
Grab a cup of 'Joe' and enjoy the day!
Grab a cup of ‘Joe’ and enjoy the day!
Paper Boy
On Labor Day, a reader reminisces about his first job back in the early 1960s.
On Labor Day, a reader reminisces about his first job back in the early 1960s.
Living on a Low Budget
A legacy of thrift.
A legacy of thrift.
My Brother Jeff
Although Walter Jeff Mathis died May 7, 2012, I still think of him on his birthday, July 19, 1949.
Although Walter Jeff Mathis died May 7, 2012, I still think of him on his birthday, July 19, 1949.