Like every other means of written communication (and some unwritten), the church bulletin can be taken out of context. A nurse friend of mine collected these goodies and shared them.

We have said before and will say again that former Mayor Massad is one of the most outstanding mayors I have ever known, and I have known each of them since the 1950’s. And the recent audit report proves his success.

Podcasts available at Coffeetimecolumn.com Send any responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com Listless, undriven? Feel like you need a motivation just to get out of bed or roll off your couch? One sure-fire way to feel a spark of enthusiasm and vinegar that courses through your mind and body is to feel abrupt uncontrolled anger. Suddenly your body comes alive, with each nerve ending standing up and saluting everything in your path.

Happy Father’s Day to all dads. Many of you are doing a great job.

My mother often claimed that I started walking AND talking at 7 months and hav- slowed down with either undertaking since. I had to double up on my talking (not a problem) during a recent battle I lost with the concrete on my front porch that resulted in surgery and a left hip replacement.

Dayna and I spent the weekend attending the annual Oklahoma Press Association. It was an enjoyable and rewarding time.

IT’S A GREAT LIFE IF YOU DON’T WEAKEN I can’t count the times I heard the expression, “It’s a great life, if you don’t weaken” from both my grandmother and my mom. It was usually proclaimed in the midst of some problem or trial when they were reaching into their reservoir or resilience to cope with whatever was presenting itself.

Graduation time is here and students across the country are making decisions about their future. Many of them will start college but only half of those that start will graduate.

Seems my own version of ‘tough men,’ are rarely found any more, and the modern version of tough men are weak in comparison. Politically, today the phrase characterizes a person who fights for the causes he believes will benefit his people – or likely himself.