by design | Dec 8, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector The last six weeks have been a rough time at the Rector household. Amy fell ill with a terrible cough and a chest and head filled with congestion. She barked as her body tried to clear her lungs of the stuff, and for a while, she ran a temperature of...
by design | Dec 1, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
My ‘Doghouse’ Office By Joe Rector joerector@comcast.net Did I mention that I’ve moved my office to the back enclosed porch? I enjoy this location because of its three-windowed wall. I also like having my bathroom in the same location. It’s true that this area is also...
by design | Nov 24, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
A Time of Personal Thanksgiving By Joe Rector The best thing about Thanksgiving is that the holiday forces us to think about those things and persons for whom we are thankful. Yes, most of us always know how much those people and things mean to us, but that knowledge...
by design | Nov 17, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
New Old Christmas Albums By Joe Rector Amy and I spent the weekend with Lacey, Nick and Madden in Hendersonville. We traveled to Nashville on Saturday to check out a craft fair. I usually don’t purchase craft items, but this time, I found a “vinyl” sale and a couple...
by design | Nov 10, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
The Older I Get By Joe Rector Alan Jackson is near the end of his career, a fact that makes me incredibly sad. A recent song that he recorded speaks to me and to others of my generation. “The Older I Get” is aimed at us seniors to remind us of how we might want to...
by design | Oct 27, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Toddlers By Joe Rector Amy and I are blessed to have had two wonderful children. Lacey and then Dallas filled our young lives with all sorts of joys, and even the woes weren’t so bad when we look at them in hindsight. Our children learned the importance of an...
