Comedian Emo Philips tells a story.
“In conversation with a person I recently met, I asked, ‘Are you a Protestant or Catholic? ‘
My new acquaintance replied, ‘Protestant.”
I said, ‘Me, too! ‘What franchise?’
He answered,’Baptist.’
‘Me, too!’ I said. Northen Baptist or Southern Baptist?’
“Northern Baptist,’ he replied.
‘Me, too!’ I shouted.
We continued to go back and forth. Finally I asked, [...]
There are some people you meet in life that just make life more enjoyable. Here was one.
Pat (McCloud) Lorenz
Pat (McCloud) Lorenz, age 79, passed away Monday, May 26, 2008, in Seguin, Texas. She was born 50 miles northwest of Fort Worth in Bryson, Texas, on August 14, 1928. She moved to Stockdale, Texas, after [...]
Because we do
All things together
All things improve
Even weather.
Our daily meat
And bread taste better
Trees greener,
Rain wetter.
I don’t make a habit of reading poetry, but I ran across this Paul Engle, short poem as I was glancing through a literature textbook recently. I don’t think I have ever read a better description of the whole purpose of [...]
Let me tell you about two young people I know. I’ll call them Jack and Jill.
Jack is eighteen years old. Jack was in honors classes when he started high school, before he was suspended for punching an assistant principal.
Jack lives with his mother although she doesn’t want him or his older brother or his little [...]
Breaking News—-
SAN ANGELO, Texas - A Texas appeals court said Thursday that the state had no right to take more than 400 children from a polygamist sect’s ranch, a ruling that could unravel one of the biggest child-custody cases in U.S. history.
The Third Court of Appeals in Austin ruled that the state offered “legally [...]
A Fable - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
The mountain and the squirrel
Had a quarrel,
And the former called the latter “Little Prig”.
Bun replied,
“You are doubtless very big;
But all sorts of things and weather
Must be taken in together,
To make up a year
And a sphere.
And I think it no disgrace
To occupy my place.
If I’m not so large as you,
You [...]
The Daily Citizen By Quinton Bagley
Saturday, May 17, 2008 9:53 PM CDT
Sarah Bennett / The Morning News of NW Arkansas Harding Academy’s Matt Calhoun scores during Saturday’s the Class AAA state baseball championships at Baum Stadium at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. The Wildcats defeated the Marmaduke 8-4.
Harding Academy defeats Marmaduke 8-4 to claim [...]
Monday, May 12, 2008 10:30 PM CDT
By Quinton Bagley
The Daily Citizen
One year after losing in the semifinals of the Class AAA state baseball tournament, Harding Academy had a chance to exercise some demons Monday the Wildcats faced Corning with a trip to the Class AAA state championship game on the line.
Harding Academy wasted little time [...]
Harding University placed third in both the men’s and women’s Gulf South Conference All-Sports Trophy races. Combining both the men’s and women’s programs, Harding had more total All-Sports points than any other GSC school.
It was the first time since joining the GSC in 2000-01 that Harding was in the top three in both races.
Harding totaled [...]
Coming in to pitch in the top of the 6th with two on and no outs, freshman Josh Spears recorded a save when he got the Wildcats out of a jam, allowing only one of the runners to score. Spears pitched the 7th, shutting down the Go-Devils as J.T. Fisher ended the game with [...]
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