Brain Trust
In the middle decades of the 20th century, every community had a draft board, composed of local citizens whose responsibility was to interview young men and discern their fitness for military service. As you can imagine, it was not a wildly popular practice. And when young men stopped cooperating by shooting themselves in the foot, the practice ended.
Phil Gulley: Dead Wrong
I’ve buried quite a few stinkers these past 31 years, but you would never have known it from their funerals.
Tree’s Company
I take the trees in my yard personally. To me, they are not merely organic beings, but friends. I celebrate them, chart my life’s progress through them, bond with them. If I didn’t sound crazy enough already, I’d say they complete me.
Scents And Sensibility
I once underappreciated the emotional power of smell, but I've come to my senses.