Category: Fettig, Art

Wife, Jean’s aunt Estelle Goodwin of Dunn, North Carolina was lookin’ great, her mind was sharp and she was on her feet for at least a half an hour and movin’ like a young lady, celebrating her 100th birthday with about 250 guests.

I watched the movie version of the classic musical “The Music Man” recently.  I watch it about once a year just to keep my energy up. The Star is Robert Preston and gosh, does he bring up the memories.

As I was thinking about what I was about to write I caught myself staring at the wall beside my computer but seeing nothing. Just staring into space, searching for a creative spark, sort of, and when I focused in I realized that I was staring at the thirty plus photos of family, friends and…

A decade or two ago when I was on the road speaking a lot I used to go to bed early and plan to rehearse speech segments in my mind.  I would actually see myself out on a stage delivering prepared material.

I’m sitting here at my desk in my office in my home here in the quiet woods in Hillsborough, North Carolina and I seem to be lost for the right words. I have written this segment again and again.These are troubled days for all Americans.