Wow! What a year. It occurred to me that I had really updated anyone on what has been happening this year. So, here we are, on Christmas Eve, and I'm about to do just that. :)
Short story... January, my boss quit and offspring #1 birthday. February, not mu...
So, normally I write a little something about my anniversary BEFORE it actually happens. Sorry about my tardiness.
A smidgen over 17 years ago, I married the woman who, if she doesn't quite understand all of my little quirks (I try to come up with new one...
Fifteen years ago, tomorrow, our family welcomed to the World, Megan Elisabeth Goforth. I remember thinking to myself... "Oh man, another one?" As years would pass, ole Meggie would grow on us... kind of like that little puppy that tears up all your stuff, but is just ...
So, WAAAAYYY back in 1970... August 7th, to be exact, the individual, responsible for some my most deeply engrained childhood fears, began plotting, on the off chance she might acquire a younger sibling someday.
In fact, she did acquire said sibling three ...
Today is strange and a bit sad for me. Today is the anniversary of an event that I cannot commemorate in a public way. It is related to some other posts I have made, which are a bit cryptic, in nature. The reason they are cryptic is because, if I were to reveal their tr...
Elections do, in fact, bring out the worst in people in ways I could not have imagined. So, here it is... my token post about the election. I have been sitting here for days wondering if I should even create a post about the election... or, at least, related to the elec...
Happy October 16th, y'all! We are okay! I just wanted to let you know, the Barber household is okay.
"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.
- Margaret Thatcher
It occurred to me, the other day, that I hadn't...
In my older years, I consistently wonder why I was never bullied when I was younger... why not me? I see a lot, these days, about kids my age who were bullied back then and are now enduring the effects of PTSD and the like. Or, on a darker note, people who were kids bac...
Recently, my alma mater, The Baylor School, announced the retirement of the Headmaster, Scott Wilson. Scott was the Admissions Director when I entered Baylor, as a freshman. He is a great man and was a great Headmaster for Baylor for 12 years. I wish Scott all the best ...
Okay, so 2018 and 2019 sucked pretty bad. In 2020, I have resolved to stop being a victim of circumstances... personal and professional.
On the personal side, there was the aforementioned "Event" from back in 2018. So many emotions attached to tha...
So, for a little over a year now, I've been dealing with a thing that has me feeling pretty dark about certain areas of my life. Initially, I thought I was dealing fairly well and that time would be all that it took to get past it.
A few months ago, I r...
At the behest of the wife of a close friend of mine, I joined a Facebook group related to the town in which I grew up. It was for entertainment purposes. She got a kick out of some of the pretentious arguments and subject that presented themselves on the group. I though...
I have a lot of emotions going right now. It's probably because I just got done watching a sad movie... A Star is Born. I'm out of town, missing my family. Also, our oldest dog, Callie, passed away the day before yesterday.
Back to the movie... ob...
I have read that when one gets goose bumps while listening to music, it is actually the body's "fight or flight" response due to the intense emotion brought on by said music.
There are a lot of songs that generally give me goose bumps. The Star Spangled Ban...
This year started off pretty good. In January, Christopher had his 23rd birthday and I received the Royal Arch degree in the York Rite. That was a very nice degree. February was pretty uneventful.
In March, I attended the annual communication of the Grand L...
Wow! What a rough weekend! This past Friday, something happened that would change my life. To stop speculation, I am still married, everyone still loves each other, no one died, kids are okay, everyone is still in school, dogs are fine, house is fine, truck is fine, my ...
On June 27, 2017, my mother-in-law was diagnosed with a tumor on her pancreas that we, later, found out to be cancer. She has been fighting ever since. Today, 329 days later, she is in what will, likely, be her last days in her earthly body. The evening of May 20, 2018,...
Wow, where to start? How about a list... here we go...
• Melissa's mom has had rough time, but is very much still alive and kicking. Strong lady right there.
• Cathy is employed again, no thanks to our spineless DA, Neal Pinkston. David is too!
Today, I hurt for my sweet sister. She, her husband and her children are all alive and well, but she lost her job. If there is anyone alive more reliable, fair, just, sweet, solid, tireless, caring and good... besides my wife :)... I challenge you to show them to me. My...
I always try to find a title to my posts before I write them. Given the subject matter and the fact that my little boy, John, isn't so little, I was hesitant, but it just wasn't going away. So...
It is interesting to watch the different paths my children ha...
As is probably true for many people, today is a day of reflection for me. For starters, on January 1, 2010, my mom got her new liver. This was after spending Thanksgiving and Christmas of 2009 in the hospital. The thought is bitter-sweet because those few months were, s...
I am sitting here on our couch, in our newly renovated home. Night #2. I've had a chance to relax a bit, but there is still quite a bit to do. Put things up here and then get our old house ready for renters and sale.
However, tonight I am really thinkin...
So, "back in town" is just a figure of speech. I haven't posted in a while and am trying to get back into the swing of things. Since we last spoke, quite a lot has happened. Melissa's mom has, in fact, been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She has alr...
Cheri was allowed to go home from the hospital yesterday and seems in good spirits. Tomorrow, we might know whether or not this is actually cancer we're dealing with. All indications are that it is. Everyone is, sort of, in a state of holding off on any significant ...
Yesterday was pretty uneventful for my mother-in-law. There was an attempt at putting a stent into her bile duct and performing a biopsy on her pancreatic tumor. However, since her potassium levels were so low, they were afraid to put her to sleep. They began dealing wi...
Back in 2010, my mom had a liver transplant. I remember that being a great day because we had had so many trying times leading up to it. We knew Mom was going to be okay. It was just a matter of how long it took her to get a new liver.
Yesterday, my mother-...
I believe that everyone has a set of bad days in their life. Those bad days are things like the death of someone close, maybe a day when someone is diagnosed with cancer, the day when a spouse walks out or divorce papers are served. You know the type of day. I may not h...
I am, mostly hurting, but I am having a bunch of mixed emotions today. A long-time friend posted on Facebook, last weekend, a story about her son and a serious motorcycle accident he had been in. She talked about the accident itself, the injuries, of course, but she als...
They're Killin' Me! If you have children and they want to drive... don't let them... ever. Three kids have started their driving career in the same car. #1 kid... no problems. #2 kid... wrecked the same car to the point of not being drivable. Car was repaired for #3 kid...