Borderline antisocial
I’ve had it. I’m angry at myself, mind you, for letting this make me angry and participating in the fray, but I’ve had it with our new social media political grandstanding. You know what I mean, the folks who take Facebook’s invite to post of “What’s on your mind” and think that they should shout from the rooftops, their political persuasion. This is, I believe, the first-ever...
How to climb out of a rut when others want to keep you there
Give me a change about to happen and I’ll show you five people who will argue against it. Why are so many of us adverse to change? We hum along in our lives, happy and thinking everything is the way it should be when – BAM – everything is about to change. Our comfortable lives, or just the way we’ve done things forever, are suddenly threatened by the big C. That’s c-h-a-n-g-e.I...
The defiant one
Janis Martin was gone. She would never again stride across the Grand Ole Opry stage, guitar in hand, or perform in front of another poodle skirted, leather jacket-wearing crowd of enthusiastic fans at a European rockabilly festival. She was no longer able to describe how fellow RCA recording artist, Elvis Presley along with his notoriously controlling manager, Col. Tom Parker consented to...
Take the stress out of the morning routine
Mornings are the hardest part of the day. I hit the snooze button at least three times and then Im usually rushing around to complete my morning tasks before leaving for work. Id probably keep hitting snooze, too, but I know I get to have coffee. This motivates me. I have a couple of friends who are morning people. They jump right out of bed and embark on their day without any hesitation...Celebrating something good out something bad
Summary Bruce Stambaugh shares about celebrating some good news among friends with cancer. Bruce Stambaugh writes about nature, weather, hobbies and people, often using personal experiences. Much to their dismay, he also writes about his family. He uses humor and pathos when he cant think of anything else to include. For September 10, 2012 We were rowdy without realizing it. What would you...A most unusual birthday gift
SummaryRobert Troyer received a very unusual birthday gift. Out of town friends of Robert and Edna Troyer kept promising him a donkey. When his birthday arrived this summer, he finally got it, sort of. Around the time of his July 25th birthday, a group of friends from Ottawa, Ohio came to visit. Robert, 67, and Edna, 66, were sitting with about a dozen people in a circle on their concrete...8/31/12 Local man testifies in Bergholz Amish trial
SUMMARY: Defense calls beard cutting result of family feud A Holmes County man was among witnesses who testified in the first week of the hate crimes trial of Bergholz bishop Sam Mullet and 15 members of his church. Mullet, 66, and 15 men and women from his settlement in Bergholz face hate crime and conspiracy charges in federal court. The jury trial started Monday Aug. 27 in the Cleveland...8/31/12 Local man testifies in Bergholz Amish trial
SUMMARY: Defense calls beard cutting result of family feud A Holmes County man was among witnesses who testified in the first week of the hate crimes trial of Bergholz bishop Sam Mullet and 15 members of his church. Mullet, 66, and 15 men and women from his settlement in Bergholz face hate crime and conspiracy charges in federal court. The jury trial started Monday Aug. 27 in the Cleveland...