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[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Amos Beals was an immense man, at least to my little kid eyes. Distantly related to my grandfather, Amos lived out in the country on a hardscrabble farm, and was perpetually clothed in a railroad engineer’s cap, bib overalls, or “biblicals” as he called ‘em, and [...] [Audio clip: view full post to listen] The four of us – Ron, Eddie, Roy, and yours truly stood a few yards downstream from Dam Four and looked at the river. In normal times, we would have been on a rock outcrop about 15 feet above its sleepy green translucent flow. In normal [...] Playing God [Audio clip: view full post to listen] A young woman and I were visiting the other day and she confessed to me that she was a Catholic. While I subscribe to no particular religion myself, I certainly begrudge no one else his or her faith. But she seemed apologetic at her confession, [...] Blackberry Bruin [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Planting the Seed [Audio clip: view full post to listen] “Got a minute?” he asked. I’d seen him around the area for the past few days. He was busy, landscaping mostly, installing water features, planting trees. He was a hard worker and so old I couldn’t even guess at his age. It didn’t seem to [...] [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Joggers and runners annoy me. Before my lovely bride Laura ventured off for several years occupying Afghanistan, allowing me to become a gentleman of leisure and relocate to my scenic country estate, we lived in an apartment in the city. While there, we acquired a canine, [...] Passing the Torch [Audio clip: view full post to listen] [editor's note: This bit was originally done for the subjects a couple of years ago, but it was thought it would be a worthwhile addition to this site. As such, it does not follow the same format as the other bits herein (the music [...] Hoofbeats In The Fog [Audio clip: view full post to listen] It was damp, it was foggy, it was chilly, it was perfect. My wife and I crunched our way across the gravel parking lot of the Jock’s kitchen heading for the racetrack. It was barely dawn and we’d just had breakfast with LaVette [...]
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Once upon a time I lived in Almost Arkansas, Missouri. In spite of how bizarre some southern Missouri towns are named, you will not find Almost Arkansas on any map, but it is there. I’ve seen it. Unlike the mythical “Lake Woebegon”, [...]
Joseph Thomas I have spent much of my life around and on top of horses. I have ridden for fun, I have “cowboyed” for a living, and I have developed a true affection for, and a limited understanding of, the horse. I have nursed these wonderful animals through illness and I have [...] |
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