"VIRTUALLY NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE IN THIS WORLD IF YOU JUST PUT YOUR MIND TO IT AND MAINTAIN A POSITIVE ATTITUDE." Lou Holtz As you are aware I write books about Kansas History. The process of finding subjects that are not well known or almost forgotten is a very interesting...
"WE HAVE NOW SUNK TO A DEPTH AT WHICH RESTATEMENT OF THE OBVIOUS IS THE FIRST DUTY OF INTELLIGENT MEN. George Orwell Excuse me Captain Obvious but what everyone has known would happen has happened. and yet those in the 'know' are telling us something different. Wow there is another...
I'M NOT THE SORT TO BACK AWAY FROM A FIGHT. I DON'T BELIEVE IN SHRINKING FROM ANYTHING. IT'S NOT MY SPEED; I'M NOT A GUY WHO MEETS ADVERSITIES HEAD ON. John Wayne Lets face it I am getting tired. History has been my chief interest and pursuit for many years....
"IF WE OPEN A QUARREL BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT, WE SHALL FIND THAT WE HAVE LOST THE FUTURE." Winston Churchill I am getting worn out with the politics and the deliberate attempts to turn everyone against the other. The raw joy that some take to create hate and attack...
"UNLIKE SOME POLITICIANS, I CAN ADMIT A MISTAKE." Nelson Mandela Hold the press! I messed up, made a mistake, stubbed my toe, put out bad information, I am still human! In my last column I told the story of Abby the Spoon Lady who is one of my favorite...
"THINK LEFT AND THINK RIGHT AND THINK LOW AND THINK HIGH. OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK UP IF ONLY YOU TRY! Dr. Suess I have a favorite character that I watch on You Tube and if you have ever taken the time to watch one of her videos she...
"WE MUST LET GO OF THE LIFE WE HAVE PLANNED, SO AS TO ACCEPT THE ONE THAT IS WAITING FOR US" Joseph Campbell If you have ever wondered about the hill that I live on down here in Barber County and would like to find a place to live...
"IF GOD WOULD HAVE WANTED US TO LIVE IN A PERMISSIVE SOCIETY HE WOULD HAVE GIVEN US THE TEN SUGGESTIONS AND NOT THE TEN COMMANDMENTS." Zig Zigler The words 'New Normal' seem to have replaced 'sustainable' as the catch all phrase for those pushing agendas. The 'experts' have put all of...
"IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, YOU CAN DO IT." Walt Disney It is getting toward the time of year that makes me bubble with excitement even when there is nothing I can do about it. I grew up on the seat of a tractor and so it is...
"IF YOU DIE IN AN ELEVATOR, BE SURE TO PRESS THE UP BUTTON." Sam Levinson." You just have to feel sorry for those who have no intention of dying. They believe that they can last forever and yet they have only heard of one man that came back...