Thorndale

Weeknights can feel like a relay race with no finish line in sight. Between work, school activities, and everything in between, getting a wholesome meal on the table often means looking for something easy, reliable, and forgiving. That is where the slow cooker quietly saves the day.

Taylor recently got a new Goodwill store, and I must say, I’ve become a fan of thrifting lately. I hadn’t been to a Goodwill since my earliest days on Active Duty at MacDill Air Force Base, some 25 years ago. Back then I was perpetually broke, even picking up late-night shifts as a bouncer and one threeweek stint as a bartender, so getting furniture for an apartment I was never at had to be done cheaply. This was 2001, pre-9/11, peacetime, if you will. Things would change for all of us in uniform overnight after those planes hit the towers.

Carson Alan King earned a Bachelor’s of Music from West Texas A&M while also being named on the Dean’s List, which consists of students with an overall grade point average of 3.5 to 3.99.