one dr. holt

This Dr. Holt will make you smile.

Congratulations, Mama Mary!

Click here for the story.

Dear 'ole Mineral's goin' Green!

And you just thought Shawnee was so great. Mom, are you SURE you want to move?! :)

See this story from the Nashville Leader.

old news

This news item appeared in the Texarkana Gazette two years ago. I couldn't find it archived, but did save this version on my computer at the time. Check it out.

Justin, are you still playing football?

best places to live

This just in from Money magazine. Shawnee, KS is the #39 place to live in their top 100. But notice the 2nd paragraph about Shawnee Town. My beautiful wife of 19+ years is the volunteer coordinator for Shawnee Town. Good job, Susan. Ah, but wouldn't you know it, we were beaten out by #37, Reston, VA.

I also noticed recently that Forbes named Johnson County, KS the #3 county in which to raise a family.

As a family living in Shawnee and Johnson County, Kansas, we agree that this is both a great place to live and raise a family.

goodbye polly

Hi Guys: Some sort-of bad news for you. Today I had Polly put to sleep. Polly was our 11 year old Pomeranian. She was also my dog. I plan to write a short tribute to her and put it on my personal blog--but most of you knew her during her life and thought you'd want to know.

Polly had two medical conditions which both had gotten gradually worse over the years. For starters, she'd struggled with congestive heart failure for some time--just like in humans this meant her lungs couldn't generate enough oxygen to support the heart (it's almost like she'd been slowly drowning for years). Also, tracheal collapse which had gotten even worse recently meant that even if her lungs could have supported her heart, she couldn't get air to the lungs. Together, these two conditions made her quality of life almost nonexistent. See my blog in a few days for my tribute to her.

gurdon times are good times

Periodically, I like to post things by, for or about family members that can be found online like this story in the Gurdon Times.