To the thief who steals flowers from our deceased loved ones in Holdenville cemetery. They can’t see you but there is an all-seeing eye watching you. We make, buy and put flowers on our loved ones’ stones that have passed away.

As Memorial Day rolls around, I am reminded of a story that I heard. Though the exactness of it I cannot confirm, I am assured its basis is quite factual, and it’s message definitely deserves to be retold.

Long ago and far away, In a land that time forgot, Before the day of Dylan Or the dawn of Camelot There lived a race of innocents And they were you and me. Ike was in the White House In that land where we were born Where navels were for oranges And Peyton Place was porn.

Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com If you work and work hard, you will understand this topic. Exhaustion.

Tell your kids once My grandmother was a sweet lady who was a great cook, terrific baker, whistled while she worked, gardened vegetables and ruined my life once. Or so I thought.

Feeling like you have some control over your life is vital for life happiness. Control is not always easy.

I know it is the height of the basketball season. I know the orange one is the ball of choice for most people during the heat of the NCAA tourney and, soon, the NBA playoffs. But I am, and shall forever be, in baseball season until the last out of the last game of the World Series.

Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org. I’m reading a book titled “Knocking on Heaven’s Door”.

This is an excellent reminder; Worth repeating. In 57 years of teaching, there are many things I wish I had done.

Feeling like you have some control over your life is vital for life happiness. Control is not always easy.