by Gregory Smallwood | Sep 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
This story started with a conversation my brother and I had last November. A bit of background – my nephew Tyler plays the tenor drums in the Miami University Marching Band (the real Miami – not that pretender in Florida – Miami was a university when Florida...
by Gregory Smallwood | Sep 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
You may remember that back in February I asked for prayers for my mom’s sister Nancy, who was beginning her second bout with cancer. That battle concluded on Sunday evening. I have heard many times about people who “lost” their battle with cancer, but I...
by Gregory Smallwood | Aug 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
I got at e-mail about 3:05 EDT Monday afternoon and the subject was “Marco’s Paper Blog Post” – which seemed rather strange to me since I haven’t written anything since Friday. Then I looked at the heading – “Arizona on My Mind” – and realized that it was a post from...
by Gregory Smallwood | Aug 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
Anyone who knows me well knows that there are two things in life I truly dislike – cold and wet. Therefore, I have kept a very low profile during this ALS Ice Bucket Challenge sweeping the nation through social media. And still, Sandy Sandrus (her sister...
by Gregory Smallwood | Aug 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
I was home only two weekends between the last weekend in June and this one – one of them was the Fourth of July Weekend and the other was the weekend that my nephew got married. So all of my weekdays have been filled with either preparations for the coming...
by Gregory Smallwood | Aug 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
So many have have assumed over the years that the Cincinnati show must be the easiest weekend of the year for us – and seem surprised when I snort in response. Nothing could be farther from the truth – when we’re on the road, anything that isn’t in the booth is...
