Thirty nine years ago today, January 19th, 1985, on a cold frosty morning, my cousin Allen Latham and I eagerly embarked on a duck hunting adventure to Lake Barkley. The morning air was calm, crisp and serene, hinting at an impending snow around lunchtime. As seasoned duck hunters, we knew this snowy forecast promised excellent […]
A Frozen Fight for Survival. Read More »
During my high school years at Todd Central, I was generally a good student, maintaining average grades despite a few missteps. On one memorable day, my friends and I arrived at school and impulsively decided to skip the day’s lessons to swim at Powell’s Lake. Unfortunately, our absence didn’t go unnoticed. The following day, we
A Trip to the Principal’s Office… Evade and Escape… Read More »
When I was growing up, we always came home to our grandparents North Todd County, Ky farm for a few weeks each summer. At five or six years old, I was crazy about chickens. For the time we stayed with my grandparents, I was the Chicken King. I fed, watered, gathered the eggs and guarded
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