Issue 48, November 29, 2015

Folks, this coming Saturday morning will be our club’s most beloved event. This is when we have our annual Children’s Christmas Shopping Spree.   We don’t make the local news channels; we receive no notoriety in the Times-Union. Humbleness and giving is what we take away.   These children are from broken families. They’re temporarily […]

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Issue 47, November 22, 2015

What am I thankful for? First and foremost, I am thankful that I have found the true love of my life, and that she feels the same way about me. Ok, now that I’ve dispensed with the obligatory, here’s what I’m also thankful for. –I’m thankful to all the people who volunteered their time, donated […]

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Issue 46, November 15, 2015

So that it does not appear that I am judging, on occasion, I am guilty of the following:   Are issues, especially the ones that may not directly affect you, merely someone else’s problems?  Do you take the easy path, though it may have more detrimental concerns, later on?  A test of a person’s character […]

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Issue 45, November 8, 2015

Meatloaf Monday.  As much as I love the dish, if I had to eat it every week I’d probably get a little tired of the same old, same old.   For years, the Southside Business Men’s Club has entered a float in the annual Veterans Day Parade in downtown Jacksonville.  We borrowed a farm trailer […]

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