"I fit in this world now!" Jill's story (06/17/13)
Elixir of the gods?? (06/05/13)
My coffee dilemma (05/16/13)
Missouri flowers or weeds? (04/26/13)
Where in the world is Chechnya?? (04/25/13)
Historical society travels old Bloomfield Road (04/21/13)
"Jungle" book review (04/16/13)
The moose poop necklace (04/11/13)
Another goat story (03/26/13)
Mama loved to sing in the choir! (03/12/13)
Loving the Longest Bridge! (03/02/13)
Armadillos--go home! (02/14/13)
Greatest inventor of them all! (02/03/13)
Bloom where you're planted! (02/03/13)
Just what is a krenshaw?? (01/26/13)
Dispute continues over pythons (01/24/13)
Great "Python Challenge" continues! (01/22/13)
Chasing the Horned Toads of Memory (01/12/13)
Saving the swamps (01/08/13)
Crazy tourist sites (01/01/13)
Seen on the Road: A Teardrop Trailer? (12/29/12)
A Cat's Tale (12/21/12)
Troubled times in the classroom (12/15/12)
My Short Career as a Goat Herder (12/10/12)
Barbie rides again! (11/29/12)
Macy's Day Mahem--a rerun (11/22/12)
Twinkies on Ebay? (11/17/12)
Goodbye, sunshine! (11/13/12)
The Last Chicken (10/30/12)
Another town closed on Monday (10/29/12)
When a perm was five dollars (10/21/12)
Autumn in North Stoddard County (10/17/12)
Paul Corbin still sharp at 98 (10/03/12)
Much ado over "fossil" words (09/21/12)
Was it a Dream? (09/13/12)
Stompin' my own snakes! (09/05/12)
Fly be gone: On the road near Delta, Mo. (08/26/12)
Rev. Chad Farris saves historic church in Advance (08/22/12)
On the Road--where peach cobbler is a vegetable (08/18/12)
How to survive an outing with the grandchildren (08/02/12)
Wonders of the Past (07/22/12)
On the Road Oddities (06/30/12)
More flap over "Childhood Obesity" (06/19/12)
"One man's trash..... (05/29/12)
To heck with technology! (05/08/12)
Wow! Delta gets new variety store! (05/01/12)
Another crisis in the boon docks (04/26/12)
From Joplin, Mo. to Key West, Florida (04/24/12)
This is a Volkswagon?? (04/19/12)
Gotta buy me a Mercury... (04/15/12)
On the Road again... (04/14/12)
We'll go down to the crawdad hole... (04/01/12)
Another landmark bites the dust (03/24/12)
Lone boot seen on 60 (03/17/12)
Another tragic "improvement" for Bloomfield Road (03/10/12)
Seen on the road (02/28/12)
When good dogs go bad! (02/22/12)
Meet Mama Gator! (02/14/12)
Dragons do exist! (02/05/12)
Escaping the Sunshine State with my life (01/30/12)
Has she found the Fountain of Youth? (01/29/12)
Up Close and Impersonal with Newt (01/27/12)
Eatin' with the chickens! (01/22/12)
Former exchange student returns after 17 years (01/13/12)
Manatee Mania (01/09/12)
Rosie the Riveter (01/01/12)
There oughta be a law.... (12/28/11)
Steering Madeline through the 21st Century (12/19/11)
A home for the homeless (12/10/11)
Oh, yeah? We invented "Green," young man! (12/04/11)
20 Adult Truths (12/01/11)
The Military Brotherhood (11/30/11)
Down memory lane: Baby turkeys (11/26/11)
Who stole my hub caps??? (11/15/11)
Why do men spit??? (11/04/11)
Do you remember "Sneakernet"? (10/25/11)
Goodbye, Summer! (10/18/11)
Cell phones: Can't live without 'em! (10/16/11)
The dog ate my homework! (10/10/11)
Depressing thoughts on a beautiful day (10/06/11)
Crowley's Ridge Black Powder Club (10/04/11)
Persimmon Power! (09/27/11)
Facebook Hoax fools my friends! (09/26/11)
Bird warnings (09/22/11)
Bernie band tours local parades (09/20/11)
Bye Bye Birdie! (09/15/11)
Oh, the joy of living in the hills! (09/13/11)
Good clean church humor (09/04/11)
Another school dream (09/01/11)
Where is the Block Hole? (08/29/11)
Unexpected joys of growing old (08/22/11)
Dragonfly Days (08/20/11)
Grandma Diaries: What the heck is soccer?? (08/17/11)
The Grandma Diaries (08/13/11)
Families share memories on Facebook (08/09/11)
Ever see clouds like these?? (08/04/11)
My Raccoon Experience (08/02/11)
Not another armadillo! (07/26/11)
Bloomfield Road Massacre (07/25/11)
Abandoned stuff seen on the road (07/14/11)
Where is Friendship? (07/12/11)
Longest car in the World! (07/11/11)
Car shopping in cantaloupe country (07/09/11)
Wine country (07/06/11)
Red, white and blue! (07/03/11)
Small town surprises (07/02/11)
Reviving the Past (06/30/11)
Traveling the Avenue of the Saints (06/22/11)
Madeline gets new eyes: Update (06/03/11)
No 100-Mile Madness for me! (05/14/11)
Happy Mother's Day! (05/08/11)
Mother Nature--What are you thinking? (05/02/11)
Water woes (04/28/11)
Thank you, Semo Electric! (04/23/11)
Mystery plant (04/21/11)
See you at the races! (04/18/11)
On the Road to the Races (04/07/11)
Where is (was) Tilman, Missouri? (04/03/11)
Welcome to Goobertown (03/31/11)
On the Road Oddities: Part 2 (03/29/11)
Oddities on the Road (03/27/11)
Return to Pack Rat Alley (03/21/11)
Advance train station: Forgotten history? (03/14/11)
Is the Eastern cougar really extinct? (03/08/11)
When is an eyesore more than an eyesore? (03/08/11)
Quirky cafe is Captiva Island favorite (02/27/11)
Everglades Post Office is smallest in U,S. (02/22/11)
Alligator burgers: Do they really taste like chicken? (02/21/11)
A brief taste of island life (02/19/11)
Air Boat Ride (02/16/11)
On the Road again (02/15/11)
Milestones along the road of Life (02/11/11)
Huck Finn hits the skids (01/20/11)
Living on the Edge of Civilization (01/17/11)
Biggest Flea Market in Pollard, Arkansas (01/13/11)
Shoe pole madness (01/06/11)
Shelter (12/10/10)
My vision on Highway 60 (12/04/10)
Remembering the days of the drive-in theater (11/24/10)
Is there such a thing as "hunting ethics"? (11/16/10)
Living on the fringe (11/08/10)
Class of '60 hangs on another year! (10/26/10)
Prince of Cats survives Tillman Outback (10/09/10)
Another friend gone (09/18/10)
So? I wanted a pony first! (09/03/10)
Do you recognize this plant? (08/24/10)
Barbie never dies (07/06/10)
My Life with Tasmanian Devil Bees (06/03/10)
Days of wine and roses (05/16/10)
Growing up Country: Part III - Goat Tales (05/10/10)
Growing up Country: Part II (05/06/10)
Growing up Country (04/25/10)
Goin' phishing! (04/15/10)
You can't trust your own eyes! (04/12/10)
Don't trust your mouse! (04/06/10)
Digging up history (03/27/10)
Early medicine in North Stoddard County (03/16/10)
What a day for a bike ride! (03/09/10)
Who killed Meriwether Lewis? (02/27/10)
Traveling Highway 25 (02/20/10)
Welcome to the 21st Century! (02/17/10)
Where are you, Marshall Dillon? (02/12/10)
Studying the old Bloomfield Road (01/29/10)
Do you Facebook? (01/18/10)
What happens when you dilly-dally with Mother Nature? (01/12/10)
A Tillman Mystery (01/10/10)
Slow down and save a scenic road (12/21/09)
Traveling the back roads with Doc, Bill, and Bob (12/18/09)
Watch out for Yahoo email scam (12/15/09)
Don't forget your birds! (12/14/09)
Scammers work overtime during holidays (12/08/09)
notes from memphis on my mini (12/07/09)
Surviving hunting season (11/22/09)
Leggo my Eggo! (11/19/09)
The Siren Song of Technology (11/17/09)
Bucky grows up...and up...and up! (11/10/09)
When good houses go bad (11/04/09)
Colin Powell speaks in Springfield (10/28/09)
Where is our common sense? (10/19/09)
Some hummers still in area (10/10/09)
Traveling the Back Roads (10/06/09)
Can you identify this tree? (09/27/09)
Monday morning musings (09/25/09)
The Tale of Mr. Sweet Potato Head (09/23/09)
"Happy Days" Part 2: The CAR! (09/13/09)
The Return of Laverne and Shirley! (09/11/09)
Gotta love a small town parade! (09/08/09)
Kids say the Darndest Things! (09/03/09)
Civil War interests Stoddard Countians (08/19/09)
Tiny Vampires of the Night (08/19/09)
Another "Men are from Mars" moment (08/10/09)
Book published in 1948 continues to be relevant (08/05/09)
Internet lets unwelcome visitors into my home (07/28/09)
Lessons from the Cat (07/23/09)
Remembering the Moon Walk (07/19/09)
Can't we just take a pill? (07/14/09)
French tourists labeled "rude" (07/11/09)
Cuppa Joe? (07/07/09)
Michael Jackson scams - Already?? (06/30/09)
Yellow cat Renovation Project #1 (06/25/09)
Thoughts on Father's Day (06/21/09)
The "Big Switch" (06/18/09)
Best laid plans of Mice and Men... (06/16/09)
On the road again (06/08/09)
Breaking a dry spell (05/27/09)
As good as it gets (05/11/09)
Life in the Twilight Zone (05/07/09)
Another email scam (05/04/09)
Stuck in the Middle! (04/22/09)
Killer wisteria! (04/19/09)
Crying the New Puppy Blues (04/15/09)
Monkeying around (04/02/09)
Understanding Engineers 101 (03/26/09)
Another adventure in Memphis (03/21/09)
Dear Uncle Peter in Benin (03/19/09)
Mystery solved! (03/12/09)
Can you solve this mystery? (03/01/09)
Historic bridges of Missouri (02/24/09)
Favorite Getaways! (02/18/09)
The "r" mystery (02/08/09)
Thank you, Semo Electric! (02/04/09)
Got power? (02/01/09)
Old thinking for a new year (01/23/09)
History in the making (01/20/09)
Mensa Word Originals (01/13/09)
2008 Banished Word List (01/02/09)
Life in a Small Town (12/16/08)
Looking back at the Great Depression (12/08/08)
Obama's grammar stirs controversy (11/21/08)
Big Brother's Catch 22 (11/16/08)
Treadmill Trauma (11/16/08)
Everything old is new again! (11/11/08)
My Life with a cat burglar (11/08/08)
Never thought I'd do this again! (10/31/08)
Dancing with the Stars! (10/29/08)
Traveling the back roads of Stoddard County (10/26/08)
Local women protest Minnie O'Pausal's imprisonment (10/17/08)
Cranky old English teacher pet peeves (10/15/08)
Here we go again! (10/07/08)
Who won??? (10/02/08)
Van Buren Get-Away (10/02/08)
Palin Mania wearing thin? (09/28/08)
Goodbye, Hummers! (09/25/08)
Looking back to 1917 (09/23/08)
Palin: Pit Bull or Victim? (09/17/08)
Palin Portfolio: Hot or Not? (09/11/08)
The Palin Portfolio: Take 2 (09/10/08)
Miss Alaska 1984? (09/09/08)
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (09/07/08)
Care for a scorpion on a stick? (08/26/08)
A Little Help from my Friends (08/23/08)
Patsy the House Goat (08/18/08)
Blue Skies for the Olympics (08/08/08)
The Goat Chronicles: A Difference of Opinion (08/03/08)
The Goat Chronicles (07/31/08)
Conspiracy theories keep journalist awake at night (07/31/08)
Mother was right -- again!! (07/29/08)
Blackberry summer (07/23/08)
The Cinderella Syndrome (07/21/08)
Tomato Tragedy (07/19/08)
Famous mental hospital to be torn down (07/17/08)
Did the New Yorker go too far? (07/14/08)
More problems for Obama? (07/10/08)
When complaints fall on deaf ears (07/02/08)
"Gas Tax Holiday:" Good idea? (07/01/08)
Hula Hoop turns 50 (06/28/08)
Time traveling in Old St. Charles (06/24/08)
A unique look back at the gas issue (06/17/08)
Greasy kid stuff? (06/13/08)
Breaking news: Grey Panthers kidnap noted journalist (06/10/08)
Lions, and tigers, and bears, oh my! (06/03/08)
Honeysuckle Summer (06/01/08)
Holy MoDot! Have you been to Van Buren lately? (05/27/08)
Okay, where do we complain? (05/20/08)
Email Idiocy (05/17/08)
Gas stories from the Past (05/14/08)
Mother's Day Memories (05/11/08)
Bad TV Night (05/07/08)
Birdwatching 101 (05/04/08)
What a difference 10 years makes... (04/30/08)
Page 2 - the rest of the story (04/29/08)
Ah, Spring! Where have you been? (04/24/08)
Did you feel it? (04/18/08)
Thoughts at 3 a.m. (04/02/08)
Another levee breaks (03/22/08)
Dinosaur Day (03/15/08)
More Memories (03/11/08)
Memphis Blues (03/04/08)
What is your Real Age? (02/22/08)
ICE bound! (02/12/08)
Alaska memories: Nome (01/27/08)
Is winter a "man thing"? (01/22/08)
When is an improvement not an improvement? (01/14/08)
Plot or not? (01/05/08)
Tupperware Trauma (12/25/07)
Bush goat meets bush hog (12/12/07)
Sad times in education (12/03/07)
Closet Cleaning 101 (11/28/07)
The Widow's Goat Guard (11/20/07)
Life in a Small Town (11/11/07)
Gas Depression Blues (11/07/07)
The Great Halloween Hoax (10/28/07)
English with the bark on it (10/24/07)
Bloom where you're planted! (10/21/07)
Life on the Funny Farm (10/02/07)
Have you seen Big Springs lately? (09/26/07)
The Kudzu Caper (09/20/07)
The Vine that ate the South (09/08/07)
Snakes Alive!! (08/29/07)
My Jungle Adventure, Missouri style (08/27/07)
The Catalog Conspiracy (08/22/07)
What's in a name? (08/19/07)
Places I'd rather be....... (08/16/07)
There and back: A Blogger's Tale (08/13/07)
Heat rage! (08/08/07)
He Man meets Inspector Gadget (08/05/07)
Mastiffs thought to have killed caretaker (08/04/07)
Life is too short (08/03/07)
Mystery creature prowls Advance (07/31/07)
How do we choose a mate? (07/29/07)
Do cats have a sixth sense? (07/27/07)
Essex pups up for adoption (07/26/07)
Cruel isn't Cool: Illegal dogfighting is still around (07/22/07)
Essex pups to be at Petco this Sunday (07/18/07)
From Fairbanks to Advance: How did it happen? (07/18/07)
Blog on! (07/16/07)
Cell phone Mania (07/14/07)
Who lives in Avert? (07/12/07)
From Madeline (07/11/07)
Are there mountain lions in Advance? (07/07/07)