We Oklahomans recall with pride the fact that noted humorist Will Rogers was from the Sooner State and didn’t mind telling about his heritage to people in Hollywood, Washington DC, the South, overseas and any other place where people would listen.

The year was 1974 and I was a freshman in college. A year full of new experiences, busy schedules, and lots of friends. Amidst all the busyness I still made time to write a letter to my Mom and Dad several times a week. Mom and I had a very close relationship.

Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn.com Our family traveled a lot years ago, singing on Sunday morning in churches in another states. Back in those days, when you attended church you were expected to dress more formally than is accepted today.

We Oklahomans recall with pride the fact that noted humorist Will Rogers was from the Sooner State and didn’t mind telling about his heritage to people in Hollywood, Washington DC, the South, overseas and any other place where people would listen.

Some years, and quite a few Coffeetime Columns ago, we wrote an article called Hellion Alert. It was about Andy recounting a true incident of eating lunch in a restaurant where a small, undisciplined child was wreaking havoc while the mother ignored it all.

Are we, at last, in the final days of this great Pandemic? Some sources still run on about fresh outbreaks in scattered places, but the overall picture is good. Cases are declining. Each week hundreds of thousands are receiving their shots. Over.

Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn.com Every Easter there I would go, racing across the yard at my parents’ home. Trying to beat my little brother to all the brightly colored eggs that were hidden everywhere.

Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn.com Recently we had the opportunity to have lunch with a young newly married friend whom we haven’t seen in a few months.

Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn.com The little rural church always held its annual summer Bible School for kids. Each mid-morning, loud and boisterous honyocks were let outside for a few minutes for snacks and exercise.

This is not original but certainly worth revisiting. No nursing home for me! I’ll be checking into a MARRIOTT! With the average cost for nursing home care being $275 per day, there is a better way when we get old and too feeble.