Perspectives
When I Was Your Age
“Freddy,” says I, “when I was your age we didn’t have all those new-fangled machines to locate water lines. We had to remember where we put them, or find them with a couple of welding rods.” Freddy almost snorted a mouthful of soda pop out of his nose. “Nobody’s that old,” he said, laughing and [...]
Master of Zing
by Jerry Wilson ZING! That’s my byword for success. I shouted it at the top of my lungs as I entered the front door of our home. The family gathered around as I, giddy with excitement and grinning from ear to ear, announced that I had actually won the sales contest for a trip to [...]
Publisher’s Perspective
Recently while speaking to a group of stakeholders concerning protecting our vital underground infrastructure, the topic of amending the current “dig law” to include fair and effective enforcement was discussed. While listening to this discussion, I was reminded of a John Saxe poem from days long since passed. It was six men of Indostan to [...]
The Doctor Is In
The Magic in Caring By Dr. Larry Cole I was at the Kendall Inn in Borne, Texas, having a drink with a business associate. A certain gentleman, we’ll call him John, is a stable fixture at the bar. He’s a local rancher who lost his wife to cancer a few years ago and the bar [...]
The Doctor Is In Volume 3, Issue 2
As you know, elephants are large animals. Consequently, they are readily seen when in the room. Yet, while they can bring pleasure to those of us who visit them in their habitats, they can also be very destructive. What do people see when they look at you? About a year ago, I worked with a [...]
Publisher’s Perspective, Volume 3, Issue 2
In a recent press release dated April 4, 2011, we were reminded that Senator John D. Rockefeller IV (D – WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D – NJ), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and [...]
Me & Dillard Volume 3, Issue 2
Even if it wasn’t an uncommonly cold and snowy winter, going swimming in the Hood-N-Pile in the middle of February might seem a bit extreme to the uninitiated. Aunt Beulah always told me that those older kids were going to keep me in trouble and that I needed to find kids my own age to [...]
The Doctor is In, Volume 3, Issue 1
An acorn holds within it the promise of a vibrant oak tree but no potential for an apple tree. As I read these words and pondered the message, I thought you might enjoy it as well. The challenge for us is to find “our acorn” and develop into a beautiful tree. The oak tree is [...]
Me & Dillard, Volume 3, Issue 1
The aroma of hot biscuits, ham, and gravy woke me up. I looked out the window and couldn’t see anything but a whole lot of dark. There wasn’t a clock where I slept, so I got up and went to the gravy. Aunt Beulah knew something about making biscuits and gravy, and even though I [...]
Master of Zing, Volume 3, Issue 1
That turned out to be the real reason both of the business men moved their offices into our building. When Ed first looked at office space in our building, he mentioned several things that were wrong with his current location. We negotiated for him to rent space and then to my pleasant surprise, his buddy [...]
