I've been an avid baseball fan, specifically of the Atlanta Braves, since shortly after the team moved from Milwaukee to Atlanta in 1966....

Independence . The exercise of self-government; self-sufficiency. That was what the thirteen American colonies of Great Britain were...

I suppose I'm no different than most other men in that I don't enjoy "shopping" the way women do. I can't "browse," strolling leisurely...

When U.S., British, and Canadian troops stormed ashore on the various designated beaches of Normandy on 6 June 1944, the 3rd Armored...

I just learned that today, June 13, is National Sewing Machine Day . Who makes up these momentous days of national commemoration?! I...

It's been 81 years now since the young American soldiers parachuted behind the German lines and stormed the beaches of Normandy, France....

We live in a disposable, use-it-wear-it-out-throw-it-away society. Things are not made to last. They're made to function for a short...

Tomorrow, May 24, has been designated "Brother's Day." Since I do have a brother--older, much older than I (and he just yesterday...

I never foresaw myself really retiring. For one thing, having spent a good part of my adult life teaching in Christian schools and...

I recall from my childhood that Mother used to have a big book that she often referred to when she was hosting a dinner party or other...

It seems that this is the start of "Get Caught Reading Month." I should have no problem being caught and convicted of that charge because...

My initial thought in beginning this post (before my focus was changed) was to highlight a few historic events that had occurred on this...

Today, April 18, is Good Friday, the precursor to Easter. As a little kid, I didn't understand what "Good Friday" was all about. I...

Many noteworthy events occurred on this date during the War Between the States, but perhaps none more interesting and entertaining...

Colonial Williamsburg offers something for history buffs of all ages: buildings, architecture, and furnishings; art, design, and...

Events were moving quickly toward the conclusion of World War II on this date in history. Tech 5 Dillon Summers , as a tank driver for...

Well, yesterday was potentially a landmark day. It was World Storytelling Day . And, not to be outdone by prose, today is World Poets Day...

Several months ago, while visiting our daughters in North Carolina, we joined our daughters and grandchildren at the Greensboro...

Increasingly fewer people have a sense of place, somewhere that they consider where they originated and have set down roots, a place to...

When you're growing up, there's no place in your memory like home. But even within that broad context of home, you usually have one or...