Normally I would give you a tease from a book that is in my bedside table. But today is a special occassion. Today is my Moms’ 80th Birthday. Jacqueline Joyce Hobbs Richards was born in a small town in Southern Oregon. She is the first child of Lois and Earl Hobbs. She has two sisters, [...]
Years ago I discovered Huey Lewis and the News and I even saw them in concert. I listened to them all the time, even liked the songs that didn’t get MTV or radio play. Walking on a Thin Line from Sports is a great song about combat veterans trying to fit into civilian life after [...]
Joker One, A Marine Platoon’s Story of Courage, Leadership and Brotherhood by Donovan Campbell;2009; 313 pages; Random House, New York, NY; 978-1-4000-6773-2; $26.00; Checked out from Multnomah County Library, Rockwood, Recommended by Dad; 4/16-4/21 Twice in my life I have felt a real sense of camaraderie. One was the three years I spent on board [...]
Last weekend Ruth Ann and I shared a house in Arch Cape with 5 other couples. The weather was beautiful on Friday and Sunday and it rained sideways on Saturday. But we didn’t mind too much because one of the purposes of the weekend was to share our stories with one another. It was a [...]
One of the all time greats is Billy Preston. He had a great solo career with many of his songs being hits, Nothing from Nothing, You are So Beautiful, Strutter. When I was working at Young Life’s Woodleaf in 1980 I would put Billy in the boom box while I was working and listen to [...]
