by The Howitzer
I like talking about you, you, you, you usually. But, occasionally I want to talk about me. – Toby Keith
I heard one of my favorite country songs again a couple of days ago about a self-centered conversationalist. You know the type! Every conversation is about them. Take my friend Freddy (not their real [...]
by The Howitzer
Whatever happened to Randolph Scott ridin’ the trail alone? Whatever happened to Gene and Tex, and Roy, and Rex, the Durango Kid? Oh, whatever happened to Randolph Scott, his horse plain as could be? Whatever happened to Randolph Scott has happened to the best of me. – The Statler Brothers
Such are the [...]
by The Howitzer
I’m not ready to make nice/I’m not ready to back down/I’m still mad as hell and I don’t have time to go round and round and round/It’s too late to make it right/I probably wouldn’t if I could/’Cause I’m mad as hell/Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should- Dixie [...]
By Trey Smith
If there is one thing I know about us “guys” it’s that we are guided by ego more than we like to admit and probably more than we are even aware of. As I ponder that statement it strikes me as somewhat peculiar because for those of us who have even a novice [...]
by The Howitzer
Without recanting one word from my previous article I want to write a rebuttal to my own position. Although there is a definite need for wisdom and discretion about what you share of your personal walk with the Lord there is a case that must be made for transparency as well. Introspection definitely [...]
By Greg Primm
We all have numerous communities that we live in — groups of people that we spend time with, that we identify with. Family, neighborhood, work, church, soccer team, the gym. Once you are in a community, truly in, it can add so much to your life. True communities foster encouragement, support, love, and [...]
by The Howitzer
Let me tell you about one of my best friends ever. His name is Tim- just like me. We met when we were in the 4th grade in a small rural elementary school. My family has just moved from Dallas and we settled in a small community called Tull, AR (population 273). Tim [...]
By James Kissinger
“At my grandmother’s funeral in 1999, you handed me a note card that read: “Ophelia and John, how special they were, how good they were to me…” In that moment of complete agony, through your words, you brought a smile to my face. I still have that card. It’s framed and hanging on [...]
By Greg Primm
Are you lonely?
A friend of mine asked this question to a group of people gathered in his house Sunday night. The question seemed a little preposterous given that there were 12 people in the room. How could we possibly be lonely with so many friends around? I should probably mention that my friend [...]
By Tim “Howitzer” Howington
A few years ago I began to hear about this new social network thing that the kids were doing called Facebook. Admittedly, I did not research it very closely and was not involved at all. Now I am the proud possessor of 234 “friends” with more “friends” coming on board every day. [...]
