As I sat in the elementary art class, on assignment as a substitute at the school, I listened to the teacher’s lesson to the children on concentric circles. The exercise would begin with a dot being drawn. A small circle would be drawn around the dot, then a larger one around that, and then a larger one, and so on, and so on. Each circle shared the same center. In this particular exercise, several series of concentric circles would be drawn on a large sheet of paper, overlapping each other. The different color patterns made quite a cool effect. more

War is horrible! Hi friends and neighbors. It’s been a couple of weeks since we have connected so let me catch you up to where we are at now. Oh, if you are a newcomer we are in an ongoing story about a young couple that grew up together in our community and eventually got married before the civil war started. more

We are back to how I got here. When we left off, I had just got a new boss after the old boss had been promoted and moved away. more

March 1, here at last — again. more

I was blocked by a billionaire this week.  more

Last May, at the Missouri Beef Days festival in Bolivar, I was excited to hear Temple Grandin speak. Grandin is an Animal Science professor and lecturer, who also visits meat processing plants to consult on their handling of the animals. I was astounded to hear her concerns about America. She reported about how we continually rely on other countries for the articulately designed products that are needed in our food processing plants, and how not many Americans are aware of how to repair these items when they need to be fixed. more

Hello again! I hope all is well with you! I’m back this week with another chapter on how did I get here? Last week I just recapped that I got into a training department right as Covid came to the states. Like many of us, I felt lost at first. All my daily habits, including shopping and visiting friends and family, were suddenly thrown out the window. more

Today, Feb. 22, we celebrate the birth in 1732 of our nation’s first president, Gen. George Washington, commander of the victorious Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, president of the constitutional convention of 1787 and the man we honor as the father of our country. more

It's great to see you again! Welcome back to another chapter of how I got here. more

Welcome back! Another week has passed, and now another chapter of how I got here. more

Hey everyone, it's valentine's week! You are supposed to buy a box of chocolate for your sweetheart this week! To my new friends that told me they were reading the ramblings for the first time: let's quickly review. Since the first of the year, we have had a courtship going on between Mary Lou and Johnny. However: this story has had more turns and switchbacks than a goat trail in the Boston Mountains of Arkansas. more

Welcome back to another week and another chapter into how I got here. When we left, I was going to college, where I would get my associate's degree in teaching. more