Memories of My Daddy

Memories of My Daddy

  My daddy. Sounds a bit Southern and cutesy, I suppose, but that’s what I called him. And it has stuck after all these years. It was always Mother and Daddy. He died in 1992 at the age of 79 of what started out as bladder cancer and progressed to lung cancer. ...
Now It’s Band, Choir, and Art’s Turn

Now It’s Band, Choir, and Art’s Turn

Just like the athletes, speech, and one act kids, band, choir, and art can advance and be recognized for superior performance. But the process is a bit different in these areas. Athletic contests make it pretty easy to declare a winner; you run fastest, jump highest,...
Maya’s Dance Recital

Maya’s Dance Recital

Dancing With The Stars is a big deal right now. Well, not any bigger than our granddaughter’s first dance recital, which we drove down for the other day. The costumes were just as sparkly, the music just as danceable, the dancers just as attractive, the audience just...
Memorial Day

Memorial Day

We chose to start our Memorial Day this year by remembering and giving thanks for those Americans who chose to serve in the military in the name of the United State of America.                       For about the...
The Wizard of One Act-and Other Literary Events

The Wizard of One Act-and Other Literary Events

Way back last century, in 1960, Kerry Moore began his teaching career in Muleshoe High School. The century turned, the Y-2K scare became a blip in the time line,  but the 74 year-old Memphis, Texas, native is still in the game,  grooming debaters, coaching the finer...