Thanksgiving is a special day for giving thanks for the blessings we have received all year long. It is arguably one of the very few that has not gone completely commercial and a day that most will, after not praying or talking to God on a regular basis, at least thank Him for the the meal and blessings He has bestowed upon us. I am thankful for being able to get up this morning and walk outside and pick up this morning's Tampa Tribune and Highlands Today and read my column. And to the hundreds and hundreds who enjoy reading what I have written, I give you my thanks. I give thanks to God for giving me the good fortune to have such a wonderful wife for the past 25 years and five months. I'm thankful for our children and grandchildren and pray for their good health and happiness. I, and so should you, give Him thanks for our wonderful nation. We should pray that the United States will survive and win the war against terrorism, and regardless of who is going to be the presidential nominees, we will still have the best country on earth. ...more

November 22, 2007

All too often, in this life, we get what we don't deserve. I don't deserve: - To see and hear, walk and talk, think and laugh, and thus, enjoy the world around me. But I get to anyway. ...more

November 18, 2007

TAMPA - Most neighbors who see John Raymond Zachreus call him "Willie Nelson" because his beard, brown hair and straw hat remind them of the country singer, police said. ...more

November 15, 2007

Now that my husband and I are retired and have the time to travel freely, the road has become an open invitation: visit the kids, stop and see friends, explore the country and the world. ...more

October 20, 2007

There's never a good time for a football team to lose its star running back, but Ryan Rice went down at a particularly inopportune moment. ...more

October 20, 2007

Regarding 'Breaking A Sweat Isn't Required In P.E.' (front page, Sept. 23): ...more

October 2, 2007

'Through Diet Alone, I Didn't Need Any Medications' ...more

September 14, 2007