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How does your mom cook a turkey? That was the question asked in 1994 to Mrs. Barbara Elkins’ 3rd grade class at Emerson Elementary.
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Thanksgiving? Here again? It’s almost stylish these days to say: “Thankful for what?” Well, let’s just look back a bit. One in particular noteworthy year in my life was 1963. Fresh out of college and my military service behind me, things never looked any better. I was glad to have my military service behind me. The hard times of working my way through college had left Pat and me with sighs of relief. A new and first baby boy in our family was for sure a joy. And I was living and working in Ada. How could it get better?
Read moreIt is natural and advisable to do everything we undertake to the very best of our ability. However, perfection is never attainable. Mark Twain said, “Constant improvement is better than delayed perfection.” I began writing these weekly syndicated columns more than 20 years ago. Today, Winners’ Wisdom appears in newspapers, magazines, and online publications literally around the world. But when I first started writing a weekly column, it only appeared in the business journal in my hometown.
Read moreArt exploration for the young and young at heart
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When my Mom was alive my children would often quiz her about mistakes I made when I was their age. “Tell us about some of the bad stuff dad did when he was a kid” they’d ask. Mom usually tilted her head, smiled and said, “He really never did anything wrong. He was always a good boy.”
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BLAINE RYAN OF THE COALGATE FFA CHAPTER (third from the left) qualified for the state finals of the Greenhand Quiz Leadership Development Event Tuesday, October 19 in Stillwater. Offering congratulations (from the left) are Mike Schrammel, representing Farm Credit Associations of Oklahoma; (second from left) Scott Nemecek, state FFA adviser: and (far right) Dalton Rogers, state FFA president.
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