A Hard Lesson to Learn

A Hard Lesson to Learn By Joe Rector Maybe I’m a bit “touched” in the head, but at the age of 70-plus, I signed up for singing lessons. Part of the reason I agreed to take the lessons was to help a friend. Also, I wanted to sing better than I do now. The dates were...

Time is Short

Time is Short By Joe Rector Well, the saying goes, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” I used to believe the statement… until I became an old dog. These days, part of my life is learning new things. Some of them are physical, but others deal more with...

Two Ways to Do Something

Two Ways to Do Something By Joe Rector I’m not sure when it started, but at some point in my life, I began giving advice to folks. Some might say that I stuck my nose where it didn’t belong, but that never silenced me. All sorts of people have been subjected to the...

Real life is not on a screen

Real life is not on a screen By Joe Rector I heard on the news the other day that the average teen spends approximately six hours a day on social media and games. Most of us old folks condemn that kind of wasted time until we hear that in our days as teens, we spent...

A Downed Tree Sparks Memories

A Downed Tree Sparks Memories By Joe Rector Well, it took 9 ½ inches of snow, several inches of rain, and the runoff from the upper yard to do it, but the old pine tree at the end of the woods finally came crashing down. It occurred at about 9:30 p.m. Amy came into...

Men panic, women think

Men panic, women think By Joe Rector We all know the book  “Men Are from Mars and Women Are from Venus.” Without reading the book, any man who’s been married for a few years can vouch for that. Some of the more heated arguments Amy and I have experienced were because...