“A Bale of Hay” Riding home tonight, I passed through a section of Anderson County which is not yet urban. So many areas now simply hold ubiquitous subdivisions. Other former green pastures for cows are new home construction. But I rode through one area tonight in which farms are still supreme. Across these pasture lands [...]
“In Memory of Benjamin Lee Mellon”
“In Remembrance of Benjamin Lee Mellon” My nephew, Benjamin Lee Mellon, affectionately known to all simply as “Lee”, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017, in Lexington Hospital, Lexington, South Carolina. He was 36 years old. I remember Lee’s death vividly, as Lee is the only son of my sister, Laura Ann Wilson Watts. Laura is [...]
“Rift Valley Fever”
“Climate Change and Emerging Infectious Diseases” There is a provocative article in the May, 2018 Scientific American by Lois Parshley, in the section entitled The Future of Medicine 2018, beginning on page 58, which traces the El Nino episodes and the La Nina episodes in our weather to the emergence of Rift Valley Fever. The [...]
“Song of the Night”
There were no animals, birds, or other creatures harmed in any way in the writing of this story. This weekend past, my wife and I were visiting my son, David, who is about to be married to a lovely woman, Christy. They both live in the foothills of north Georgia, near Cummin County. It was [...]
“A New Battery”
“A New Battery” On May 23 of this fine year, 2018, I will have my battery replaced. The cardiologist prefers to call this “a generator.” Made by St Jude, this very fine ticking clock powered by a not so permanent battery has lasted a little over 8.5 years, per report of my cardiologist. It is [...]
“The Huntsman”
“The Huntsman” [Spider] With apologies to any movie or other entity which carries a similar title, this is the only title suitable for this story. As you may recall, my daughter Hannah is now in Sydney, Australia, studying to be a Veterinarian, a doctor of creatures, great and small. She has just completed her first [...]
“Cold Waters”
“Cold, Cold ‘Br-r-r-r”, Cold Water” This past Monday, my brother and I scheduled a trip for fresh-water trout fishing on the Green River, in North Carolina. Our guide, Brandon Barber of http://www.riverbladeknifeandfly.com in Spartanburg, SC did a tremendous job in getting us into water which had lots of fish. I myself caught the trifecta, a [...]
“An Engagement in the Spring”
“An Engagement in the Spring” This past Friday, my son surprised us all with the announcement that he (David) will marry Christy in September. He chose Friday for the proposal, I am told, for the element of surprise, as Christy had anticipated another day. But without her knowledge, my son and her father, David, worked [...]
“Life Overcomes Death!”
April 1, 2018 EASTER SUNDAY “Life Conquers Death!” "Life Swallows Death" Our Affirmation of Faith statement today is taken from A Declaration of Faith PCUS, 1977: “Jesus is our living Lord. Jesus was dead and buried, But God raised him from the dead. The risen Lord appeared to his followers. They recognized him as [...]
God says to Abram, “I am Thy Shield.”
GOD SAYS, “I AM THY SHIELD” After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, “Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceedingly great reward.” (Genesis 15:1NKJV) “These are perilous days,” the country preacher said. I remember hearing this one time in a revival meeting a long [...]
Modern Stories of the Way 