Posts Tagged Triplett

  • Tales by Triplett - It’s Good to Believe Tales by Triplett – It’s Good to Believe

    By Patrick Triplett Several years ago my grand daughter Allison sat on Santa's knee at the mall and told him what she wanted for Christmas. Her parents were anxious to find out themselves since she hadn't told them what is was she wanted. When they asked her what she told Santa she simply replied...

  • WARNING: READING THIS COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH WARNING: READING THIS COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH

    Tales by Triplett By Patrick Triplett With all of the warnings regarding nearly every product on the market today, it makes me wonder how we Baby Boomers are still alive. The only “warnings” I remember growing up were, don’t eat under-cooked pork, drink Drano, or stare directly into the ...

  • Tales by Triplett - It’s never too late to learn Tales by Triplett – It’s never too late to learn

    By Patrick Triplett God love my mom. She means well. But try as she may, she just doesn't quite get it when it comes to sports. Granted, she didn't start getting involved until her grandson, Mike, became a sportswriter a few years ago. She began reading his articles and watching his interviews on...

  • Tales by Triplett - Who Let the Dogs Out? Tales by Triplett – Who Let the Dogs Out?

    By Patrick Triplett The story of the postman being bitten by a dog recently in Davenport brought to mind a similar experience I had not too long ago. I was going for my usual walk one evening when out of nowhere a fairly large sized dog came sprinting at me from across the street. My fir...