The Pig Explosion - Part 4

Some of the nation’s poorest people work at higher educational institutions, and many of them are members of the faculty. Oh, yes, there are still faculty members who receive comfortable middle class salaries. But most faculty do not. These underpaid educators are adjunct faculty, who now comprise an estimated 74 percent of America’s college teachers.

The Pig Explosion - Part 3
How a species went from obscure to a nuisance in a quarter century

This Valentine’s Day, many veterans who fought to preserve our freedoms will be hospitalized, receiving the medical care they earned, but separated from the homes and communities they defended. No one should be alone on Valentine’s Day, and with the help of our grateful community, no veteran has to be.

The pig explosion - part 2

I have been thinking about some of the most popular name brands of children’s shoes back in my day, like Buster Brown, Mary Jane, Red Goose and Poll Parrot. I remember seeing ads for the shoes but had no idea where the names came from. So I looked them up.

The Pig Explosion - Part 1: How a species went from obscure to a nuisance in a quarter century

Recently I have read about a number of animal species making a comeback from being at risk of extinction.

Officials and the idly curious are asking how a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 with 129 people on board that took off from Chicago, bound for Branson, Missouri, ended up in a small municipal airport several miles from its destination. The pilots managed to land and park that massive Mastiff on a Yorkie-sized runway just 40 feet from the end. So, what’s the big deal? I stuff my Misses body into one-size-fits-all junior garments all the time.

In just a few days my family and I will be amongst the smell of livestock, pigs squealing, and a certain measure of controlled chaos. And we’ll be having a good time.

Spell Check and conscientious proofreaders rob us of hearty, healthy laughter. When reading a letter in the Customer Relations Department of the airlines of which I am retired, I found mild humor in the complaint that the flight arrived late and caused the couple to miss the bride and groom repeating their “vowels.” But, I burst into guffaws with another letter that said, “The flight was canceled and left our entire family strangled in Chicago.”

Early this morning, on Friday January 10, 2014 a major multi-truck accident took place including as many as fifteen vehicles, including semi-trucks on a section of IH-30 that spans Lake Ray Hubbard. The accident has closed all eight lanes of the bridge, headed east and west.