When I’m in Wichita (KS) which sometimes seems quite often, I like to listen to @HankFM on my car radio. There are nuggets of country […]
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Today (Dec 12) is closing day. Closing on the sale of the building that was our business home for 39 years. There were lots of […]
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On this evening’s (Dec 1) Live Show on The Voice, Rob Cole, one of Reba’s team, sang Lee Ann Womack’s I hope you dance. That […]
Continue readingA feeling of sadness for a friend…
In the long-distant mists of time the Highlands and Western Islands of Scotland were home to an inventive and industrious people.They produced an amber liquid […]
Continue readingThoughts on a line of chalk….
Thoughts on a line of chalk…. Most know Robert Louis Stevenson as a famous author, Treasure Island, Kidnapped, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and […]
Continue readingMornings with Matthew….
Most mornings I get a cup of coffee and read from the Bible with my friend Matthew Henry. How, you might ask, can one be […]
Continue readingThe seasons come, the seasons go….
As Mrs. Ukens and I sat at the dining room table on a recent cool morning enjoying our morning coffee, (A cup of coffee with […]
Continue reading“…the time will come…”
In the Sunday morning message (10/19/2025) at Pathway Church in Wichita, the Pastor commented on Second Timothy 4 1-5. This caused me to think about […]
Continue readingDoes it matter?
As I lay strapped to a stretcher in the back of an ambulance transporting me to Kansas Medical Center in Andover, a bumpy ride that […]
Continue readingA great stay…
Transported by ambulance to Kansas Medical Center in Andover I received a diagnosis of “septic arthritis” in my right shoulder. My treatment required a daily […]
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