Remembering Walker Moore

If you want to get on my good side, take me out for either barbecue or Mexican food. I have strong opinions about both. I believe some of the best Mexican food comes from those tiny Mom and Pop restaurants. When you realize the waiter and the cook are the same person,...

I find this season of my life very interesting, and I have observed a pattern among my friends: the six phases of senior adulthood. Phase 1—Senior Adult Discounts: This phase occurs when we start telling our friends where to find senior discounts. We become almost...

Lately, I’ve been a little concerned about my health. I went to the eye doctor, and he told me I have a slight cataract. Now, there are certain words and phrases you don’t like to hear from your doctor during an exam. You don’t want to hear, “Oh, no!”  or “Wow, I’ve...

If you’re a parent, you know about the dreaded disorder that comes from being exposed to your children all summer long. Yes, this thing called summer vacation can be hazardous to your health. It starts out with an innocent excitement that your children are out of...

I was coming out of a store the other day when a horde of green-and-brown-uniformed girls attacked me to ask if I would buy their cookies. I don’t mean “attack” in the military sense but in that of skillfully separating one from the contents of his or her wallet....

I was listening to a conversation the other day. I didn’t mean to, but a person was yelling into a cell phone, and I couldn’t help but overhear. You’ve heard this type of person before. You’re on Aisle 15 of “WildMart,” and they’re on Aisle 37, but you can hear them...

I am thinking about designing a new study Bible. I see these popular Bibles in bookstores: men’s study Bibles, women’s study Bibles, second coming study Bibles—the list goes on. I want to put together the Alphabetical Bible, one with all the books in alphabetical...

I know many of you are thinking of, planning or dreaming of a vacation. No matter what, don’t do your vacations the way we did when I was growing up. Our vacations were more like an endurance test than a time of rest and relaxation. Basically, our family went on...

I consider myself somewhat of a handyman. In high school, I took five years of shop—one of the few classes in which I excelled. Growing up around a farm, I learned to do some carpentry and mechanical work. Besides that, I am a proud owner of the Reader's Digest...

It was an amazing sight. People waiting in line for hours. Strangers talking to strangers, sharing their stories. Everyone was waiting for one man. They had set up a stage for this man, and groupies had packed in tightly, hoping they could touch him. As he walked out...