Foundation

foun·da·tion founˈdāSHən/ (noun) 1.  The lowest-load bearing part of a building, typically below ground-level 2.  An underlying basis or principle of something 3.  The action of establishing an institution or organization on a permanent basis, especially with an endowment. Clinton, Mississippi is renowned for their soil problems.  They call it Yazoo…

Please Forgive Me

I stopped at the corner convenience store on my way home from the gym.  Dressed in my workout duds, I purchased a bottle of water to guzzle on the way home.  As I walked to my car, a young man said to me as I stepped into my car, "Please…

The Race

The big race went down.  I cannot explain the level of jitters that it put in me as the day crept closer and closer. They stated that there were 1500 who had registered for the race, of which 874 finished.  Me, I finished number 432 over all, in other words,…

Markers

After a bunch of years under my feet, I am learning a new trick.   I am  redesigning ArnoldChavers.com using a different technology than what I have used for the past 20 years! 2014 has brought several changes in my life.  I made a couple of resolutions, and I will be…