WOKE A state of awareness achieved only by those dumb enough to find injustice in everything—except their own behavior.

By John Bill Martin Staff Writer On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big old pecan tree just inside the cemetery fence. One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts.

You don’t have to be a Bill Gates-type millionaire to have a more valuable commodity: Common sense. How ‘bout these observations? 1.

A few years ago, we had a guest preacher in our church one Sunday morning. Several of his congregants also were there in support of their beloved pastor.

If you have ever played football, coached football, had a son (or daughter) that played football or even watch it occasionally on TV, you have no doubt observed the behavior and sometimes the language of the coaches.

It is an age of whatever you have, I want. In my mind is an image of a spoiled little kid screaming “mine-minemine” as he is dragged back from another kid who holds some sort of desirable toy. The image portrays segments of our adult population today. Whatever we see, we want it too.

This little ditty comes to us courtesy of the lovely and talented Barbara Dull. I’m sorry, but did I hear you correctly when you read these signs to me? TOILET OUT OF ORDER.

An aphorism is a short, pointed sentence expressing a wise or clever observation or a general truth. 1. The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow. 2. Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail. 3.

If my body was a pick-up, this is the time I would be thinking about trading it in for a newer model. I’ve got bumps and dents and scratches in my finish, and my paint job is getting a little dull.

Some may have to ask parents/grandparents the meaning of words/phrases. Words can be gone as fast as the buggy whip! It is sad really.