A gripe taken from the lips of one frustrated lady, who was recently overheard in a public place. “I had the family holiday dinner at my house last week, just like I have for years.

So now cocaine is legal in Oregon, but straws aren’t. That must be frustrating.

It is said our great-grandfathers called it the holy Sabbath, our grandfathers the Sabbath, our fathers Sunday, and we call it the weekend. We have substituted the holiday for the holy day, recreation for reverence, games for godliness, and dissipation for devotion. In short, we use the gift of the Lord’s Day to destroy the (its) Giver.

Too Much Spare Time Thanks (again) to Al Wilburn for uncovering this little jewel. Not for a single moment do I believe that ANY of these clever observations apply to Al.

Well, once again the Christmas season is upon us. It seems we hardly get through the Fourth of July before the stores are hawking Christmas items nowadays. In October I went into a department store to buy some Halloween candy and was confronted with a mechanical Santa waving and ho, ho, ho’ing to customers as they walked through the door.

The very first movie my wife and I saw together was the original Rocky. We went with a group because we weren’t officially dating yet.

About Thanksgiving If you don’t read the Holdenville News, there are some things you may not know about Thanksgiving. But rest easy.

Dayna and I said goodbye to our neighbor and good friend Loyce Muse. She joined her husband Bill in heaven on Thursday, October 26th. Loyce was a life-long friend and one of the finest Christian ladies I have ever known.

We all know that drugs are destroying our country. It is not just in the bigger cities but the problem exists in most small communities.

A quick tour of some of our Southern neighbors reveals some interesting ideas. ALABAMA.