by design | Jun 24, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
Disappointment By Joe Rector The definition of disappointment is “sadness or displeasure caused by the nonfulfillment of one’s hopes or expectations.” Not a single one of us has escaped disappointment’s presence in this life. It comes with lessons that we can learn,...
by design | Jun 17, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
Summer is not cooperating By Joe Rector As usual, I’ve looked forward to summer since the first day of fall. The warmer days and longer nights just make me feel more alive, younger. Anything that can turn me that delusional usually is illegal, but summer...
by design | Jun 3, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
I’m going to miss him By Joe Rector Today is May 23. I just received a telephone call to inform me that my cousin had passed. Right at this moment, I don’t feel much of anything. In fact, it’s hard to believe that the man is gone. Charles (Charlie) Quinton Balch might...
by design | May 28, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
Not enough road By Joe Rector A few weeks ago, I wrote about the progress of the new Schaad Road. I also wrote about the traffic that had been routed through our subdivision and onto back roads. Here’s an update on that story. Most motorists have been driving...
by design | May 20, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
They don’t know the facts By Joe Rector I’ve watched the protests on college campuses until I’m just about to be nauseated with them and the individuals who are participating. That doesn’t mean that Israel receives a free pass from me on this whole situation. Plenty...
by design | May 13, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
Madden is Sixteen, Oh Lord! By Joe Rector Amy and I traveled to Hendersonville to celebrate our grandson’s birthday. He was born on May 1, 2019. On that day, the rain poured, and Nashville flooded. Fifteen years later, the boy is 16 and street legal. Yep, he has a...
