Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Steve Mays

Barb and some of her garden club buddies visited Elephant Rocks State Park and Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park (photos) last week. A good time was had.

The Mays Brothers

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Steve Mays

Be hard to find a photo of my brother Blane and I that more perfectly captures how much we enjoy each other’s company.

Teaching Chinese

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Steve Mays

One morning I noticed a gentleman sitting on the other side of the coffee shop flipping through a big stack of 3×5 cards. It was obvious he was using them as flash cards so I took a peek and saw what I assumed were Chinese characters (pictographs?) I introduced myself and asked about the cards.

The man’s name is Landis Duffett and he teaches languages at one of the local high schools. Beginning this fall he will teach a couple of sections of Chinese and he’s using the cards to get ready.

A couple of days ago we chatted for a bit about how he got interested in teaching Chinese; how the language differs from others (Spanish, French, Germans, etc); and the growing influence of China in all areas. The video runs just over six minutes.

Barb

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Steve Mays

Radio 2018

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Steve Mays

Best job (most fun) I ever had was working at my hometown radio station. I think half of the dozen years I worked there were on the morning shift. But it’s been years since I listened to “terrestrial” radio and wondered what it’s like in 2018. So I asked my friend John Marsh if I could sit in a corner of the KWOS studio and watch him (and Dick Aldrich) do the Morning NewsWatch. Very different from 1973. Tightly formatted. All digital and computer controlled.

On the beach

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Steve Mays

Barb and Sister Jan are in Destin, FL this week. (It’s been in the mid to upper 90s here in mid-Missouri.) I’d like to know the story on the lone house in the first photo.

Dana the Garage Dog

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Steve Mays

We’ll never know for sure but I’m pretty sure Dana is smarter than most people I know. Her human, Dan, has a shop next to Mr. Wolf and while we stood talking outside, Dana retrieved a toy and insisted on playing. We did this for a solid 15 minutes.