Our tear-streaked mascara formed Rorschach masks across our faces as we held each other at arms length, circling the front yard in an awkward two-person, tequila fueled Rugby scrum. It was her dad, returning from a day of looking at farm equipment...
With so many differing voices, opinions, suggestions and questions dominating our daily social discourse – it is no wonder we see more and more people voicing their fatigue about being confused on social media. From the validity of wearing...
Maybe it has already been tried, and whether it would work, I don’t know; But Should we try putting 2020 in a bag of rice? This week has been extra intense. So intense that with each new thing that comes along, my 11 year old has shouted out what...
Welch, WV 1982 My granddad expertly weaved his mammoth Buick along the winding, cramped road high above our coal-dusted Appalachian town. I kissed him on the cheek and hopped out of the passenger side door. I was running down the steep steps that...
By now I’m sure most of you have seen the spontaneous duet which took place last week at Portland State University. Madisen Hallberg decided to celebrate her virtual graduation by singing the national anthem. As she began to video her heartfelt...
I thought surely it was the coffee. I hadn’t sucked down two giant cups of it quite like that in months. Merely one step down from how a python would have done it – Entire mug shaped bulge stuck mid-way down my throat. Or maybe it was my...
Dear Conley, There was not a dot of the fabled Carolina blue in the sky the day you were born. It was not the type of weather that drives people south. No, the day you were born, was dreary, muggy, and overcast. However, the weather was an...
Someone comments “Obama was the most divisive President ever” . . . or “Trump is the worst President in my lifetime” . . . and the fire ignites with passion and spreads fury throughout the Facebook feed. It’s a daily occurrence we ALL have...
“Mama, what’s a riot?” A question I never thought she’d ask. But it is a question I answered, before a long conversation on what is happening in our country, and the way that we can stand up, be a voice, and help out. “You know all of those times...
We are still experiencing issues on both Apple & Google podcasts stemming from a change we made in the feed a few weeks ago. The majority of the errors are with regards to the Bob and Sheri show podcast which was created many many years ago...