by design | Jan 3, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
Rector lips By Joe Rector One of the things I love about my wife Amy is that she is slow to anger. Perhaps that’s the reason we’ve been married for so long. The Good Lord knows I’ve done and said enough things over the years to make her pop a blood vessel. Unlike my...
by design | Dec 27, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
Redbone By Joe Rector The first time I ever eyed Howard “Redbone” Cochran, he was walking across the main quad at Tennessee Tech. I’d seen football players before, but Redbone almost seemed freakish with his towering height and bulging muscles. His bright red hair...
by design | Dec 19, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
Where to spend Christmas By Joe Rector The shopping is done, and before long, the traveling will start, at least for Amy and me. It’s another year where we “roll with the flow” to be able to see our children. Just like millions of Americans, we’ll be in a dither for...
by design | Dec 12, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
How to enjoy New York City By Joe Rector It only took until now for me to finally reach New York City. I’ve said for years that I wanted to see the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and the window decorations at Macy’s. I learned plenty from this first and last trip...
by design | Nov 28, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
Grateful List By Joe Rector I watched a movie the other night, and although I have no idea what the title was, it made me start thinking. I’m the same way with books. Most of the time, I have no idea who wrote the novel or what the title is. If either a movie or a...
by design | Nov 21, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
Critical thinking By Joe Rector Critical thinking is defined as “the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment.” This skill is taught in schools today, but the explanation of it, and the assignments that are paired with the term make...
