Jun 3, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Back in the 1960’s, pop-rock singer Melanie charted a Top 10 song “I’ve Got A Brand New Pair Of Roller Skates (You’ve Got A Brand New Key)”. For you roller bladers, way back when, roller skates clamped to your regular street shoes and you needed a...
May 27, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Charley the Yellow Lab The Editor & Miz Mary went off fishing this weekend with friends. And didn’t take me with them. Be that as it may…through genuinely unfair…I was left to come up with a column for this week. The following is offered with a grain of truth...
May 20, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener This missive for the approaching Memorial weekend is being written from the woodland retreat. While several of these meanderings are, or at least inspired here, this one for this time seems particularly appropriate. A lot of rain fell last week and, as...
May 13, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener This is a dangerous time at the woodland retreat. One must be constantly vigilant, always scanning upward, seeking out those who would do us harm. We must not be lulled into a false sense of peacefulness and security by the tranquil water babbling in...
May 6, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener We should not fear terrorists making us afraid. The reason is because we do a more than adequate job of scaring ourselves. Concern over catching Swine Flu quickly escalates to cause us to lose common sense. The H1N1 strain of flu seems to be a less...
Apr 29, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Neal Cravens passed out of this world last week. But we should be grateful that he chose to pass through this community. He lived nearly all of his 91 years on a farm east of town. To say that Neal was a tightwad doesn’t do respect for the rest of us...
