Happy Thanksgiving Day! We have a lot to be thankful for. The Lord has blessed us in many and various ways – I am truly thankful for each blessing. I am also truly thankful for my family, extended family, friends, and colleagues. In addition, I am truly thankful to be a proud

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I enjoyed participating in the recent (December 6-8) Coosa Lodge Leadership Development Retreat, which was held at Camp Tekakwitha in Springville, AL. Lodge Executive Committee members (lodge officers) and their advisers spent the weekend in training and fellowship activities.

I recently received the “Best External Collaborator Award” from the UAB Department of Nutrition Sciences (my appointment is in the UAB Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Population Science). A pic is attached. What makes this award extra special is

Here are a few pics of snow in Chelsea, Alabama. Shelby County and much of Central Alabama and North Alabama have been under Winter Storm Warnings for several hours.

I enjoyed participating in Saturday’s (January 25) Coosa Lodge 2025 Winter Banquet. This event was held at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church (Decatur, AL). First, there were several informative well-attended training sessions during the afternoon. Later, as we moved into

I enjoyed participating in this year’s Central Alabama Mensa Regional Gathering (RG). This was held from February 14-16, at the Holiday Inn Express in Irondale, AL. The title of the event was “CAM-CON: A Science Fiction Convention for Smarties”. The gathering featured four

There were several strong tornadoes that rolled through Alabama on March 15. A few hours ago, Chelsea and much of Shelby County were under tornado warnings. Respecting the polygon, I went to my “safe place”, put on my helmet and boots (essentially hard toed shoes), put my

I enjoyed participating in Friday’s (March 21) American Statistical Association (ASA) Alabama-Mississippi Chapter 2025 conference. This conference was held at Mississippi State University (MSU) in Starkville, MS. Multiple universities in Alabama and Mississippi were represented.

I enjoyed participating in this month’s (February 28 – March 1) 36th Annual Central Alabama Handbell Festival. This activity was held at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church in McCalla (Bessemer), AL. There were 13 handbell choirs, including ours (at Shepherd of the Hills

Last week, from April 14-17, I attended Translational Science 2025 (TS 2025). This conference was sponsored by the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS), and took place in Washington, DC, at the Washington Hilton. The entire conference was helpful, especially

Happy Easter! He is Risen! Hallelujah! I enjoyed spending Easter morning in church (Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Birmingham, AL). We had a wonderful and meaningful worship service. Attendance was very good. It was very nice seeing many folks! I had the pleasure of

I enjoyed the just completed (May 2-4) Coosa Lodge Spring Induction Weekend at Camp Sequoyah (Delta, AL). Our total attendance was 150. Congratulations to our 55 new Ordeal members and our 16 new Brotherhood members! Our prior member participation was very good. All weekend

Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers, and great-great-grandmothers! You are much loved and much appreciated for all that you do! Have a blessed and wonderful day! Happy Mother’s Day, Mom! I love you! ❤️

I enjoyed spending time last night (May 16) with good friends from Central Alabama Mensa at our Games Night, which was held at Valhalla Board Game Café (Pelham, AL). We played two games of “What Do You Meme?” and one game of Scrabble Upwords. Both were fun games! (Pics are

Happy Memorial Day to all! Today, we honor with utmost respect all our brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we could live in a free, secure, prosperous, and great country. We are very indebted to these courageous individuals. Our thoughts are with our

Happy Father’s Day to all fathers, grandfathers, great-grandfathers, and great-great-grandfathers! You are much loved and much appreciated for all that you do! Have a blessed and most wonderful day!

Happy Independence Day to everybody in the U.S.A.! Happy 249th birthday to the U.S.A.! Please remember that freedom is not free and that many patriotic people of all races, ethnicities, and backgrounds have made great sacrifices so that we can be free. Please pray for our leaders