We do not have assigned seats in the living room of the Henley hacienda. However, there is for the most part an unspoken understanding between my wife, Nancy, and I regarding which chairs can be sat in freely and which ones bear an invisible "reserved" sign.
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I rolled into a coffee house and chased some trash around the parking lot that blew out of my car when I opened the door.
I like to think of myself as a pretty nondiscriminatory fella when it comes to desserts.
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It’s about 4:30 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon and I am sitting in my recliner at my laptop trying to write.
It is ant season at the Henley hacienda.
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Sunlight cracked through the curtains as my eyes opened to another summer day, and I couldn’t help but smile at the possibilities.
I could be wrong, a condition in which I frequently find myself, but it seems like the weather was particularly tame this spring.
It was one of those damned if you do and damned if you don't moments that I found myself confronted with a couple of Thursday nights ago.
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The journey of Logan's fourth grade football pictures: It all started last year when I forgot to pick them up.
As the Parkinson's disease with which I am afflicted has slowly but steadily worsened in recent years, it has been encouraging to watch how my family has rallied around me in their own unique ways.
It is likely that either we have been involved in a life-altering situation, or know of someone whose life was forever changed by an incident that could have turned out differently were it not…
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We had just gotten Dad home after seven days at Hannibal Regional Hospital. Now only hours later, we sat in the waiting room of the ER with Mom.
One day recently, as my wife, Nancy, drove me home from a session of physical therapy, we made a left-hand turn from U.S. 61 onto Pleasant Street before either of us noticed that the northern …
Two years ago, I sat on a beach in Honolulu, and pulled a book out of my bag.
God Bless America and this random soldier who wants to be my Facebook friend.His name is Mike from Sarasota who, from his profile picture, loves his dog and his country (be still my heart). Th…
I have been told that as my Parkinson's worsens I am becoming a more appreciative man.
It was the summer before COVID.
I am rapidly becoming an expert in falls. If given a choice my expertise would be in the area of waterfalls.
When one lives in the Hannibal Hood there are any number of sounds that can awaken a person from a sound slumber in the middle of the night.
My Dad was known for his ability to spin a tale, and we cherished the mornings he stopped by for coffee and a story.
What are some of the favorite games that you grew up playing? One of the first games I can recall playing as a child was a board game called Pollyanna, which required getting all of your piece…
I was irritated at my husband for two days over something silly.
As the Parkinson's with which I am afflicted progresses my fall risk has increased significantly.
The Left aghast at lowering taxes
When you are outside do you ever take the time to pause and look up into the sky?
Did the job of parenting become significantly more of a challenge within the past year with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic?
While it may not rank up there with profound questions such as, "Why is the sky blue?" and "Who really killed President Kennedy?" I periodically will find myself asking just how many miles of …
“Here you go, Mom! It’s the best one yet!”
If a person lives in a neighborhood long enough, and pays a little bit of attention, he or she will see a shift in the age demographics. I mention it only because I have witnessed it happen in…
Like any number of people I am probably guilty of taking for granted the bountiful number of blessings with which I was given during the first half century or more of my life. These days, spen…
Like any number of people, I am probably guilty of taking for granted the bountiful number of blessings with which I was given during the first half century or more of my life. These days, spe…
HRH vaccine staff wonderfully efficient
Marxist policies kill individualism
The elimination of "stuff" at the Henley hacienda is ongoing, only the items being disposed of changed significantly last week. Rather than work in the cold basement throwing away things that …
I don’t hold hands. I don’t kiss in public. And don’t call me honey.”
Diversification.
To The Hannibal Courier-Post:
STATE lawmakers are urged to consider carefully the consequences of the Second Amendment Preservation Act as those consequences were outlined recently by state Rep. Lane Roberts, R-Joplin.
PRESIDENT BIDEN made an early pandemic show by promising that a majority of American schools would reopen in his first 100 days in office. But (last week) we learned that this depends on the m…
Wiping down a booth, a familiar voice drifted from the one behind me.
A RECENT study by Blue Cross/Blue Shield indicates that children across the United States have missed at least 25% of their recommended childhood immunizations in the past year.
To The Courier-Post:
From the Joplin Globe
A couple of weeks ago my wife, Nancy, made an overnight trip to St. Louis to meet up with her sister, Gloria.
From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fourth quarter. We were down by a few points, which meant we still had time to catch up. One kid took off with the ball while another took off after him.
From the Arlington Heights Daily Herald
To The Courier-Post:
