R-T Columns

Who decides the style trends? I’m still amazed at some of the things we wore back in the day. In the 1980s, we took our pant legs and tight-rolled them. …

I recently had my 29th parent night, with eager and nervous parents visiting, wondering what this year of school would be like for their children. It’s always interesting to meet…

We had big dreams in the early spring of a vacation on the beach.  Our plan was to drive to Virginia Beach, visiting the homes of the presidents along the…

I think about what I feared when I was younger and how many of those fears have gone away. I also realize that things worry me that didn’t worry me…

There are people who are so good at it, you don’t even notice. You know what I’m talking about. Don’t you know a nosy person who has to know everyone’s…

I think there is a common thread, or many common threads, that run in groups of people who grow up in small communities. In those places, everyone knows everyone. Although…

In my most evil moments, when I am ready to criticize and judge everyone on the face of the Earth, I talk about some people who are members of the…

We attended church always, but I particularly remember going to a country church where we had service and then went in the back for Sunday school. When I was very…

You see the older guy who still keeps himself fit and trim, and is admired because of it.  But he won’t allow himself to be associated with older folks, so…

I once knew an older couple who seemed to be very nice.  Both of them worked in the community and were members of the church. By all appearances, they were…

It was the summer of 1974 and my mother decided it was time for me to learn to swim.  There I stood in my swim trunks, pasty white and skinny…