“The Golden Eagle award is presented to a senior who soars beyond the expectations of others. On first impression, people expect all sorts of different things about each of us; some we have to strive to meet and some we have to battle through. This award recognizes determination, diligence, and Read more…
The last class I needed to graduate from college was Statistics. I wasn’t avoiding it, but I wasn’t excited about it either. Statistics classes were taught out of a couple different departments, but “Math Stats” was the required option. There was definitely a hierarchy. It would be unacceptable for a Read more…
If you’ve not been in New Orleans during Carnival Season, or if you’ve only been in the French Quarter, my guess is that your perception of Mardi Gras is similar to what mine was: raucous and rowdy, with wall to wall people sloshing around in “gutter brew.” Awesome! Sign me Read more…
Each race has its own personality. At least so far. I haven’t done enough that they run together. This was my fifth year participating in St. Jude Marathon Weekend. The first year was to try to stay active during COVID, so I started walking/running around the neighborhood. My goal was Read more…
One Saturday afternoon in the late-1970s, I was watching the Pittsburgh Pirates on the MLB Game of the Week. Partway through the game, rain started falling at the stadium. Umbrellas sprouted in the stands, but play continued, the players seemingly unaffected. A few minutes later the rain appeared to be Read more…
Once you hear the question you can’t unhear it, and you can’t help but think about it. Last month I completed my third tour of duty as an Elder at Germantown Presbyterian Church. It was also my turn to give the devotional that opened the Session meeting. The focus was Read more…
Last weekend I attended the memorial service for Harold Taylor, a FedEx friend and colleague who had succumbed to cancer in February. About a dozen of his co-workers gathered with family and friends in a chapel in Pontotoc, Mississippi. Tables were set up with photos and mementos. He had been Read more…
During the spring of my freshman year of high school I competed on the track team in the long jump and triple jump. I joined because I was always a decent jumper, and I thought that those events wouldn’t involve much running. I discovered that they did. A lot. Especially Read more…