by design | Jul 29, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
‘Neither refused the meeting’ By Joe Rector “Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.” If you remember this line, it’s possible that you sat in a typing class during high school. If you are as old as I am, then, you might have banged away...
by design | Jul 22, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector On his way home from a family reunion in Pittsburgh with his dad’s parents and uncles and aunts, 16-year-old grandson Madden visited The University of Kentucky. My daughter Lacey said that the trip did what it was supposed to do, but I’m not sure I...
by design | Jul 15, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
A whine and a thank you By Joe Rector It’s been one of those weeks. The hot weather has whipped me to the point that I don’t want to do much more than sit in the family room and nap. I’ve not slept well for a couple of nights, and that made for long, tiring days. When...
by design | Jul 8, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
Fireworks By Joe Rector The day began with my rising at 5:00 a.m. to go to work. By 5:30, I was mowing tee boxes with the mower headlights on. By 9:00, I was finished and on the way home. Once there, I took a shower to wash the grass clippings and mud splatters away....
by design | Jul 1, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
I’m a wimp By Joe Rector Plenty of things disrupt older folks’ lives. If any person is lucky enough to reach senior citizenship, he’ll have to deal with long lists of them that make life just a bit more difficult. My life was wonderful. I’d retired from my career and...
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,...
