I’ve been taking a Tai Chi class for several weeks. We’ve got two lessons left. Our instructor is very patient and takes each lesson slow and easy. Some may think Tai Chi is Chinese for Hokey Pokey. They would be wrong. While I don’t know the actual translation, many refer to it as “shadowboxing” because …
Author: Robert
Pat Down
I wrote about dealing with Plantar Fasciitis several months ago. My bout with the affliction began in July while playing golf. I didn’t know what was wrong, I just knew something was. I fumbled through the pain for several weeks, hoping it would just go away. It didn’t. I ended up purchasing some expensive shoe …
“Yeah”
Ruth and I text Brady a couple times a week. The coronavirus, and the accompanying shutdown, provided us a small blessing. Many of Brady’s basketball games are live-streamed, and we get to watch them. We text him to wish him luck and offer words of solace or praise after the game. He responds to every …
Final Thoughts
There was a time when I thought Elizabeth might never publish her book. Fifteen years is a long time for a thought to percolate. While the words were ready, the illustrations weren’t, and you need illustrations in a children’s book. Children need to see as well as read or hear the words. The pictures help …
Autograph Seekers
BZ Tebo, AKA Elizabeth Tebo, signed several copies of her book, “The Elephant on Aaron’s Chest”, during her book debut yesterday. It was well attended. Her mom and I are extremely proud of her accomplishment. Witnessing her book signing reminded me of the time I took my grandson, Brady, to meet the former major league …
A Father’s Perspective
I’m going to a celebration next Saturday in California. Our daughter, Elizabeth, has published a book and it’s making its public debut that day. “The Elephant on Aaron’s Chest” is thirty-six pages long, contains two-hundred and eighty-nine words, and took fifteen years to write. You can’t rush perfection. Elizabeth is a licensed clinical social worker …
Kentucky Cash
The 1920 Census determined for the first time that more Americans lived in cities than in the country. The margin was a narrow – 51 to 49 percent – but it was a key turning point in our nation’s history. There was an agricultural depression that lasted the entire decade and kept a noticeable divide …
Roots
Part of my family roots are embedded in Kentucky. My mom and Aunt Ruth were born in Smiths Grove. Their parents, Margaret Louise Walker and Carter Harrison Barner, were born there as well. In fact, several generations of Barners and Walkers came from Kentucky. One of my cousins traced the Barners back to John Barner …
In Retrospect
This is a follow-up to last Thursday’s colonoscopy. After one sigmoidoscopy and four full blown colonoscopies in my seventy-four plus years, I’ve learned a lot. Here’s a list of recommendations for you to consider prior to your next trip down $#!% your pants lane. About a week prior to your procedure make sure the toilet …
My Next Colonoscopy
I’m scheduled to get my next colonoscopy tomorrow. I know this isn’t a medical forum, but I thought you might gain some insight from someone who’s currently in the fray. When I was in my late twenties I had my first invasive procedure, a sigmoidoscopy. That procedure requires slipping an approximately thirty inch “scope” …