When I was in high school, my dad purchased some 80 head of cattle at the prompting of my older brother who was still finding his way in life before his career with the State Police. One memory of those cattle ranching years that has always stayed with me occurred one calf-cutting (castration) day f...

I’m here to testify that you can’t beat grandsons, and I’m delighted that, just last week the Mayo family celebrated the addition of yet another one. Some people get girls, we get boys – exclusively, but I’m okay with that because boys are easy. They love to play football, collect dinosaurs, build L...

I return to this topic because of the recent U.S. 5th Circuit of Appeal decision in the Louisiana case involving the Ten Commandments. In short, the ruling lifts a lower court injunction and allows Louisiana to mandate that all public schools display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. Without ...

I was born in 1969 and grew up in the 70s and 80s. Commonly referred to as Gen X (born in 1965-1980), our generation grew up in a time that is seeming...

One of the loveliest times of the day is dusk – when the sun has set leaving soft patches of blues, grays and pinks behind the tree lines, painting a ...

There are some sports I only watch once every four years. While football and baseball remain my all-time favorite sports, they are followed by softbal...