Connecting the past and present

Pat and I had our grandson Liam stay with us part of this past weekend. He is 5½ and about to turn 6 the last day of August.

New CFB look in OK

Going into the 2024 season, college football in Oklahoma is going to look quite different.Oklahoma embraces their new conference, the SEC, and Oklahoma State plays in a new look Big 12.Meaning for the first time since 1910, there won’t be a Bedlam football game.

New phone

I thought I heard Sheila crying for help the other night, but then I thought “Nah. That’s just the washing machine.”Before going further, I should tell you that Sheila is an Australian voice I hired a few years ago to live inside my iPhone.

Mouse

Kindra said her first thought was: “This must be a cartoon. It’s not really happening.”But, yes, it actually was happening.Our two cats, Bagheera and J.R. are 16 and 15 years old, respectively.J.R.

The end of a beginning

280 hours later, it’s hard to believe it’s already over.It feels like last week when I walked into the Lincoln County News and my editor, Brian Blansett, welcomed me with a soft tone saying “come on in.

Ballooning

A few weeks ago Kindra said she was going to sign up for a hot air balloon flight at the FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival in August.Would I want to go with her?Man. What a tough question.Of course I’d want to.

It’s your year, really

To every football fan willing to compete, it’s almost that time of year again.Before we know it, it’ll be time to draft our teams for the 2024-25 season.The league commissioner sets up every detail of the fantasy season as each competitor bickers to them about their preferences.

Good friends and good times

Last weekend my wife Pat and I journeyed down to our place at Lake Eufaula.It was only the second time for us to go there for the weekend this year. Our good friends Gary and Charlotte Barnett, who have a trailer right next to ours, actually picked us up and we rode down with early Friday afternoon.

Letter to the editor

To the editor: On my way back from Shawnee one evening last week, I stopped in Meeker at a convenience store.Well, I locked my pickup doors with the keys still inside.Told the store clerk of my dilemma and she called the Meeker Police Department.

A dark day

My wife Pat and I were getting ready to grill steaks Saturday night when we began receiving the news alerts about the assassination attempt on former President and Presidential candidate Donald Trump.