John Moore is a 1980 graduate of Ashdown High School who lived in Texarkana and worked at KTFS Radio during the 1980s. His books, Write of Passage: A Southerner's View of Then and Now - Volume I and II, are available on Amazon. You can email him through his website at TheCountryWriter.com.
Looking for a tape measure? Me too
I've come to the conclusion that the only way to find something you've misplaced is to buy another one.
Jun. 7 2021 @ 1:21am
Discounting the past
It wasn't my idea of a vacation, but I went anyway.
Reagan was happily in the White House. I was reluctantly in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
The choice had been either a relaxing summer trip to the lake, or a marketing convention.
I lost the coin toss.
May. 31 2021 @ 1:21am
Let's just admit the obvious: Vacuuming sucks
Vacuum cleaners have come a long way. Too far, if you ask me.
May. 23 2021 @ 7:54pm
Do you want fries with that?
We all have that one friend who never seems to age. You know, the one from high school who shows up at the class reunion and looks just like back in 12th grade?
May. 16 2021 @ 5:47pm
A day after tribute to mom
When I was nine, I got into a fight with a kid across the street. I don't recall what started it, other than it was related to a 45 RPM copy of "Joy To The World" by Three Dog Night.
May. 10 2021 @ 12:45am
Back when it was a snap
Families didn't used to take the volume of photographs that we do now. The cameras of decades ago made it cost prohibitive to shoot the number of pictures we do today.
May. 2 2021 @ 11:52pm
HER | Youthful ramble to blackberry bramble: We found sweet mother lode at the end of a thorny road
My father would load my sister and me into his '52 Chevy truck, and he'd steer down the gravel road leading to the homestead where my mom was raised.
Apr. 30 2021 @ 4:22pm
The Skillet: Can't have a meal without it
I thought the cast iron skillet my mom cooked virtually every meal in when I was a child was her favorite. I now know that she cooked with it because it was the only skillet she had.
Apr. 26 2021 @ 12:40am
We may be gaining some gadgets, but we are losing counter space
If there's anything crueler than insomnia, it's insomnia topped with a weakness for cooking gadgets sold on 3 a.m. infomercials.
Apr. 18 2021 @ 5:07pm
'Do You Feel Like I Do?'
Ironically, the year America celebrated its 200th birthday and independence from England, it was a British rock star who held the No. 1 spot on the American rock album charts for 10 weeks.
Apr. 12 2021 @ 1:30am
I didn't strike out with Joyce
I was too small for football and too slow for track. I played catcher, but was a lousy hitter.
My dad had been the captain of his football team and had even been offered a football scholarship.
In my case, the apple fell pretty far from the tree.
Apr. 5 2021 @ 12:11am
The doctor will see you now
"You're 24-years-old. You really need to find a primary care doctor," my wife said.
"But, there's nothing wrong with me," I responded. "Why go get something I don't need?"
Mar. 29 2021 @ 12:31am
Remembering my grandfather's blacksmith shop and lessons learned there
My grandfather's shop seemed cavernous. Every room was filled with tools that a man with a strong back could use to make a living and feed his family.
Mar. 14 2021 @ 4:44pm
The cure was worse than the hurt
When I was little, every time I got sick, I was certain that every medication the adults dispensed was designed to kill me.
Mar. 7 2021 @ 5:26pm
Something with a ring to it
Most of us have a box or other container where we keep items we feel are important enough to carry with us throughout our lives. Mine is a cardboard box. It includes things that might not mean much to others, but do to me.
Feb. 21 2021 @ 10:36pm
Those tiny paper towels are terrible
Do you ever wonder why they couldn't just leave paper towels like they were?
Feb. 15 2021 @ 4:57pm
Youthful ramble to blackberry bramble
My father would load my sister and me into his '52 Chevy truck, and he'd steer down the gravel road leading to the homestead where my mom was raised.
Feb. 7 2021 @ 11:39pm
A different kind of 'toon back in the day
Nixon was in the White House and Scooby Doo was on our school lunch boxes. It was 1969. For a kid, life was good.
Jan. 25 2021 @ 12:02am
Getting into that old groove once again
One of neatest feelings of youth was saving up enough money to buy that next record you wanted.
Jan. 17 2021 @ 9:44pm
Sewing 'seams' to be making comeback
My mom used to make our clothes. This was true for most families we knew.
Jan. 10 2021 @ 10:38pm