Right or wrong…houses of worship are generally relegated to a secondary role in disaster situations. The reason being is that they must sign an agreement with their local municipalities that says they will not take in disaster victims until the municipalities primary facilities are filled to capacity. It’s done this way so that the municipalities…

We sat quietly, hidden in the shadows of the room, accessing our situation; the two of us hoping and praying that reinforcements would arrive by the end of the day. It had been a battle alright, but not much in the way of a fight. “How long do you think we can hold out, Chief?”…

‘Lucky’ was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. On the other hand, I was born with a wooden stick between my gums and several slivers to boot. That’s the way it has always been. I’m not ‘Lucky’ and I don’t have a swell nickname either. If I’d been given one, it would probably…

“Don’t be mad at her,” Mary cautioned, “after all, she’s an old dog and it was an accident.” “I know, I know, and I’m not mad at her,” I answered though she hadn’t asked a question. Mary turned on her bedside light right after I had turned my light off. I’d been up about ten…

You know the ‘fake news’ situation has gotten out of hand when local politicians start claiming what is supposedly happening nationally, is ‘actually’ happening locally. It began after the progressive rag ‘USA Today,’ claimed they had an exclusive: “Secret Service depletes funds to pay agents because of Trump’s frequent travel, large family.” Next CNN picked…

Folks of the desert region knew Pacey to be a ornery cuss; truth was he didn’t have much use for people. He only came to any ‘over-growed spot,’ to fetch supplies or ‘wet his pipes.’ On this cold, sleet-filled night, Pacey came to town to do both. He knew the saloon would be full of…

God’s timing so great, humor harsh, humor true: First time since childhood Millennial’s see the sky above. Only matters be far worse: The Godless, their prattled-hype Create mass-delusion, As nation stopped, Faces skyward turned — Stunned by nature’s beauty. Truth shines beyond the moon shadow focus: Our Creator is cast aside once again, By our…

Each Monday morning I try to remember to weigh myself.  Yesterday, my wife caught me standing on our scale while sucking in my stomach. “You know Tom, that won’t help you,” she chuckled at the sight. “Oh it helps me more than you know,” I responded, “in fact, it’s the only way I can see…

It always amazed me how Mom could go from screaming lunatic to a polite woman in the world when pissed at us kids and having to answer the telephone at the same time. As telephone become less frequent in households, being replaced by the cellphone, I figured it was an art-form that would soon be…

It’s always amazing when God speaks to me. He doesn’t use words per se, like you and I do when we talk to one another, rather He finds some way to communicate that I need to be open to at the time. For instance, last year I planned to go into downtown Reno, Nevada and take…