Rainy Days and Sundays
The truth is that we could have been shoveling the several inches of rain that fell upon Lebanon, Missouri as the U.S. was ‘springing forward’ this past Saturday night; knowing that the area has been drought stricken for a couple years, I am going to give the situation a casual but cold look the other […]
5 Things To Do This Spring
As you sit and read this edition of the Journal….you may be thinking or preparing to head out for spring break; our schools will be on spring break from Saturday, March 9 through Friday, March 16. Vickie and I will be spending our time just west of Lebanon, Missouri…at Bennet Spring State Park. I have […]
Spring Dates And Things
As I sit here on February 19th, working on this column that will print next week … at the end of February, I have high hopes that winter may actually be behind us and spring is knocking on our door. In his famous book, A Sand County Almanac, by Aldo Leopold … he speaks of […]
A Mid-Winter Malaise
I don’t know about you, but I am a little tired of our current winter…that being said, I am glad that we are having a winter in comparison to the winter of 2011/2012 when we didn’t actually have much to complain about? Our current winter reminds me more of an old fashioned winter; seems like […]
My Valentine
OK guys…no pressure here but today is THE day, don’t mess this up; if you have a significant or special other, then I hope you have remembered that today is one of those days that you don’t want to miss! You know what I mean…Valentine’s Day is upon us…have you prepared? It is no secret […]
Bass Tourney For The Volleyball Team
Most of you, the readers of this column, will know that I am a teacher at Edgewood High School and also the volleyball coach; lots of hats and sometimes these hats cross each other…such is the case this upcoming June 15th, as the Edgewood Volleyball team is going to be putting on a bass tourney […]