October 2021
A Dog Named Christmas by Greg Kincaid
The local animal shelter has created a new program called “Adopt a Dog for Christmas.” Todd McCray decides that his family should remove a dog from the show the week before Christmas. However, there is a big problem with Todd’s plan. He is a mentally disabled 20-year-old adult boy who still lives at his farm […]
Healthy energy drinks: an oxymoron?
What are healthy energy drinks? Do they really exist, or is it just more hype? Did someone from the advertising department just put the word “healthy” on the can and hope no one would inspect the ingredients? In some cases they did, but not always. First, let’s examine some science on what is healthy and […]
Homes of Other Towns – Littlecote House re-visited
Contrary to popular opinion that it always rains on holiday weekends, Good Friday arrived dry and sunny and we set off on the Wightlink ferry along with many other travelers for the first big “getaway” of the season. Our destination, Littlecote House, not far from Hungerford. Just off the A.4, from Newbury to Marlborough Road, […]