But it would be really inconvenient. It is a very brave thing to proclaim an absence of fear concerning death. Especially when you find yourself in a waiting room at the Mayo Clinic and you have the ticking time bomb of cancer lying snug in your body. …

What Would You Give up for a Longer Life? Me? Not much. An older gentleman goes to the doctor for his annual physical. After a lengthy exam and conversation, the doctor says, “Mr. Jones, if you give up whiskey, cigars and chasing younger women you can live ten years longer.”…

Put your politics aside. I was surprised to learn that today is Vietnam War Veterans Day. You may be surprised too since it has only existed since 2017. …

At least I hope so. Recently, I was involved in a political discussion with one of my brothers and his wife. We went back and forth concerning various political figures and philosophies. After a half hour or so, my sister-in-law exclaimed, “well, you just hate everybody!” I won’t go so…

Sometimes it’s hard to tell. Herself and I were driving through Columbia, Tennessee recently when we were confronted by what you see in the above picture. When was the last time you saw a pay phone? Better yet, when was the last time you used one? In 1985 I was…

So asked our grandson. The lovely and talented Mrs. Ward and I recently visited our oldest grandson. Each morning we sat in the kitchen sipping coffee while waiting for him to come downstairs for breakfast. One morning, we got caught up looking at some old pictures that had shown up…

The Florida I know. From time to time, I run across articles on Medium that lambast Florida. Some of them are written for that specific purpose while others slip in criticism of the Sunshine State while talking about other issues. I get it. Not everyone likes the same places, events…

As opposed to my young man’s resolutions. Here I go again. I can’t stop myself from making new year’s resolutions. Why? Because I’ve done it every year since I was a young man. So why change now? Yes, I’m making resolutions, but they will be different this year because I’m…

The Bell Buckle Cafe I was sipping coffee and working on the day’s Wordle when the lovely and talented Mrs. Ward said, “Let’s go for a drive today.” I answered as all good husbands do, “Yes, dear.” So, we changed from our pajamas into our traveling clothes and left the…