Rufus’ Reflections

Last year Pop was honored up at Auburn as what they call their Game Day Hero. (It’s a program that local Ford dealers sponsor to recognize…

A long time ago I heard Pop say that you’ve gotta be careful when you align yourself with an entire group and profess their universal nobility….

Pop knows this fella for whom he has expressed pride over the years due to his following in Pop’s footsteps in the airshow arena. The guy…

The other day I heard Pop mention that he’s been especially looking forward to the Marine Corps birthday this year because it marks the 250th anniversary…

When you come into the great room of our house, one of the first things you can’t help but notice are the critters that adorn the…

One of Pop’s favorite movies is Secondhand Lions. He particularly likes the parts about one of the uncle’s “. . . speech that I give to…

Growing facial hair is something every young male aspires to do . . . at some point. (I never had an option since I was born…

A couple of years ago Pop met this fella that has been singing songs for a long time. Pop said he’s even got a cassette tape…

I don’t know diddly squat about flyin’. But Pop does know a fair amount about the subject. I heard him talkin’ the other day about bein’…

Pop is crazy about Clydesdales. They’re those big ol’ draft horses you see on the Budweiser commercials. So, knowing this young lady who’s daddy raises ‘em,…

Most everybody knows I’m a Labradog. I’m good at fetchin’ stuff (especially rocks), swimmin’, and mainly just bein’ a buddy to Pop. I’m more or less…

Our pond isn’t big. But it’s big enough for me. Us Labs are water dogs and absolutely love swimmin’, especially in the summertime. Pop mainly put…