August 30, 2023
I love Facebook because often there are posts worth sharing. Today several humorous and a couple more serious maybe even politically motivated. You can be the judge. I hope you enjoy. Bet you miss the GOOD OLD DAYS when you could have an opinion without offending anyone. Under a picture of wind turbines dotting the Kan...
Aug 29, 2023
August 23, 2023
My plan today is to lift up teachers as we start a new year, but I found that seemingly simple task fraught with issues we wouldn't have considered just a few decades ago! Once concerned with reading, writing, and arithmetic our teachers are tasked with safety drills, mental health issues, and online learning measures....
Aug 22, 2023
August 16, 2023
8-16-23 Today I'm sharing the words of Clay Wirestone a liberal contributor to the Kansas Reflector and admittedly liberal publication, but his message is right on! He wrote: Kansas Democrats need to take it down a notch. Gov. Laura Kelly announced Monday morning that she was forming a political action committee to sup...
Aug 15, 2023
August 9, 2023
Avenue Q, a Tony Award winner in 2004 is a favorite Broadway Show. I came away from Avenue Q with a button that says: IT SUCKS TO BE ME. The show is a parody uplifting adult social issues before their time, but the important message for me was about feeling sorry for myself. Admittedly there are times when I conclude t...
Aug 08, 2023
August 2, 2023
Today I share words from a column printed in Heart, a newsletter from St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City. It provides a stern warning for all of us! The U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, accounts the tale of one of his more memorable patients who for years had worked in the food industry, living on a mod...
Aug 06, 2023
July 26, 2023
This week my first ever book review or maybe book recommendation. But first a spoiler alert: This a book about Northern Ireland, growing up, falling in love with a sport, addictions, mistakes, great talent, misdeeds, death, love affairs, and a lot more. The ALERT is the book is about a golfer with about a zillion de...
Jul 26, 2023
July 19, 2023
From Facebook of course: TWELVE COMMANDMENTS FOR SENIORS (like me)! 1. Talk to yourself because there are times you need expert advice. 2. "In Style" means clothes that still fit. 3. You don't need anger management. You need people to stop ticking you off. 4. Your people skills are just fine. It's your tolera...
Jul 18, 2023
July 12, 2023
I would have lost this bet, you know the bet about Greg Rahe leaving KVOE. My guess was Greg would be with us until he could no longer turn on his microphone. Obviously, I was wrong. July 21st is Greg's last day at KVOE after nearly 36 years. What I failed to factor in was Greg and Bernie, his wife of nearly the same t...
Jul 12, 2023
July 5, 2023
This week when Americans celebrate our independence this poem about farmers appeared on Facebook. Old friend Stephen Haught shared it, but its author is unknown. What IS known is farmers as the poem says - are the silent heroes of the world. And we thank them. Enjoy the poem. Farmers are like the sil...
Jul 05, 2023
June 28, 2023
My older sister, Pamela Sauder Matlock passed away on December 6, 2019. My sis by 5 years it was a blessing that she passed not having to endure years of dementia like our mom. She died peacefully after having a seizure ending her life of confusion. I promise you there will be a happy ending after a sad beginning...
Jun 27, 2023