Special to Wesson News The Wesson Cobras will kick off the 2026 high school football season Friday night with a road matchup against Bogue Chitto. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28. Wesson enters the new season looking to build on a strong 2025 campaign. The Cobras finished last season with a 10-1 record and captured the Class 2A Region 7 championship. Wesson also found success against Bogue Chitto last season, earning a 46-8 victory. Friday's matchup will give the Cobras their first opportunity to set the tone for another competitive season. Head coach Jeremy Loy enters his 11th season leading the Wesson football program. Following Friday's road opener, Wesson will return home Sept. 4 to face North Pike. The Cobras then travel to Franklin County on Sept. 11 and Lumberton on Sept. 18 before hosting Lawrence County on Sept. 25. Region play is scheduled to begin Oct. 2 when Wesson hosts Enterprise. The Cobras will look to carry the momentum from last year's region championship into a new season beginning Friday night at Bogue Chitto.

The funeral service for the former Mayor of Brookhaven, Robert V. (Bob) Massengill, will be at Faith Presbyterian Church located at 400 Magee Drive in Brookhaven at 11 a.m. on Thursday, September 3, 2026, with visitation at the church from 9 a.m. until the time of the service. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, and his wife of 59 years, Carol. He is survived by his high school sweetheart and loving second wife, Ann Williams Sherman Massengill. He was the proud father of Karen M. Hickman (and husband, Andrew) and Robb Massengill (and wife, Fran), and of six grandchildren: Hannah Halliwell (and husband, Zach), Will Hickman (and wife, Sara), Heath Hickman, and Maggie M. Andrews (and husband, Carter), Gracey, and Robert Massengill, III. He is also survived by his great grandsons, Witt and Wells Halliwell, and two great-granddaughters, Frances Andrews and Mary Carol Halliwell, as well as several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Mr. Massengill was a native of Brookhaven and after completing Brookhaven High, graduated from the University of Mississippi. While at Ole Miss he was a member of the Ole Miss Freshman baseball team, a member of ODK, was elected President of the School of Business and Commerce, was Business Manager of The Daily Mississippian, was selected Outstanding Senior Army ROTC Cadet, was a member of Scabbard and Blade, and was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. After graduation, he served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Finance Corp of the US Army, taught Finance at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, and then obtained his MBA from Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania. For over 23 years he was President and General Manager of Southern Wholesale Company, a grocery distribution company, until it was sold to McLane Company in 1986. Mr. Massengill then served as President of Trustmark National Bank, Brookhaven, for six years. He was a member of the Trustmark National Bank Corporate Board of Directors for over fifteen years. Upon leaving Trustmark, he taught “Ethics in the Marketplace” at Belhaven University, and for over twenty years, served as a management consultant to his friend, Jeff Gatlin, to his friend Bernie Reed, and to several other local businesses and individuals. In 1999, he and Bill Sones helped found the Bank of Brookhaven, where he served as Vice-Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Loan Committee. He served his community well by serving as President of the Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Industrial Development Foundation, Chairman of the Brookhaven School Board, Chairman of the Kings Daughters Foundation, served on the KDMC board, and was active in other civic and community affairs. In 2001, he was elected Alderman of Ward 4 for the City of Brookhaven, and was elected Mayor for all of the people of Brookhaven in 2004, a position he held until he retired in 2009. He considered the following as the highlights of his time as mayor: helping see the community through the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina; meeting with the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs regarding the response of the city and the local churches to the victims of Hurricane Katrina; overseeing the construction of the Jimmy Furlow Senior Citizens Center; installing water parks at City Park and Bi-Centennial Park; adding decorative street signs and attractive lighting in the downtown business area; working with the city and county boards regarding the purchasing and development of Linbrook Business Park; planning and obtaining funding for the construction of the Multi-Modal facility; overseeing renovation of the old Highway Patrol building and converting this into a new office for the Brookhaven Police Department; obtaining Interstate lighting at Exit 40; and holding the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfasts for Pastors in an effort to encourage them to pray for the city while helping build relationships between area churches. Mr. Massengill was an active member of Faith Presbyterian Church where he served as a Deacon until being elected as an Elder in 1983. He loved World Missions and oversaw Faith’s World Missions Team for many years. He and his wife, Carol, led several mission trips to Belize and Ukraine and also took mission trips to Mexico, Malawi, and Kyrgyzstan. In the late 1990’s he served as Co-Chairman of Presbyterian Church in America’s million fund raising project for the renovation of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Odessa, Ukraine. From 1994 to 2014, he enjoyed serving on the Presbyterian Church in America’s Committee on Mission to The World, and served as Chairman of that denominational committee twice. He was Chairman of the Mississippi Fellowship of Christian Athletes State Board in 1994 and 1995. He served as Secretary of the Board of African Bible Colleges from 1998 until 2012. Mr. Massengill taught Sunday school at his church, helped lead a small group Bible study, and for several years he and Carol hosted this Sunday evening Bible study at their home. Bob loved traveling with family, enjoyed attending his children’s and grandchildren’s events, rooted for the Ole Miss Rebels, and enjoyed playing golf. He readily admitted that he was better at finding golf balls than at playing; but even so, he had three holes in one. Mr. Massengill had the desire to see the love of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, shared with others, both locally and throughout the world. One of his favorite verses was Micah 6:8, which states, “And what does the Lord require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” He strived to be faithful in each of these, but he knew his salvation depended not on his own righteousness, but on the righteousness of Christ. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Mission Fund, Faith Presbyterian Church, PO Box 5090, Brookhaven, MS 39603.

By Jessica Breazeale Look at this picture. What do you see? Imagine a man walking along with a cloud hanging directly above his head. He walks into town. The cloud follows. He goes home. The cloud follows. He travels across the country. The cloud still follows. Now, what do you see? One person might say, “That man is depressed. Darkness is following him everywhere he goes.” Another might say, “No, he’s a thinker. That cloud is filled with ideas, imagination and creativity.” Someone else may see the cloud and say, “He’s carrying a burden.” And another may look at the very same picture and say, “That reminds me of Moses. The cloud represents the presence of God.” Same man. Same cloud. Different perspectives. So, who is right? Maybe they all are. We often look at people and situations and immediately decide what we are seeing. We see the cloud and assume we know the story. But what if there is more to it? What if the darkness we see is actually protection? What if the burden we see is creativity? What if the thing that appears to be following someone is actually guiding them? That is the bigger picture. Sometimes the most important thing isn't what we see but realizing that someone else may be looking at the same thing and seeing something completely different. So the next time you see someone walking beneath a cloud, don’t be too quick to decide what it means. You may be looking at the picture. But are you seeing The Bigger Picture? Downloadable version

By Bob Garver Poster credit IDMDB The dialogue-free Road Runner/Wile E. Coyote cartoons are my favorite of the Looney Tunes. No jokes centered around annoying accents or speech impediments, just pure physical comedy about a hapless carnivore and his Ahab-like obsession with catching and eating a skinny flightless bird. Although the cartoons are ridiculous, they follow strict rules, outlined by creator Chuck Jones. Rules include the action always having to take place in the American Southwest and the Road Runner always having to stay on the road. Oh, and the coyote can only use devices provided by the unseen Acme Corporation. These devices’ failure, along with the coyote’s own ineptitude, must always be the cause of the villain’s downfall, which usually takes the form of an actual fall from a great height. New live-action/animation hybrid “Coyote vs. Acme” sees the coyote finally have enough of the technology giant’s faulty products. He enlists Albuquerque attorney Kevin Avery (Will Forte), a lawyer so unambitious that he rarely settles for more than three figures, to sue the corporate behemoth for decades of defectiveness. I would have suggested a different small-time lawyer from Albuquerque, but I guess this isn’t a universe where they can just Call Saul. Even with his loyal niece Paige (Lana Condor) supporting him as an intern, the deck is stacked against Avery. Acme has a powerful legal team led by undefeated hotshot Buddy Crane (John Cena). His accident-prone client is unsympathetic, especially since as a cartoon, he can’t sustain lasting injuries, putting in doubt how much damage the backfiring products have really done. Also, the key witness is going to have to be the only other being in the vicinity when the products failed: The Road Runner himself. How will Avery ever get the bird to testify on behalf of an enemy that has always tried – and is, in fact, still trying – to eat him? Avery and Wile E. do have one thing on their side: the truth. Acme CEO Foghorn Leghorn has indeed been exploiting cartoon characters via defective products for years. There’s a complex conspiracy in play, and other Looney Tunes characters are part of it. Daffy Duck was a product tester driven insane by unsafe working conditions. Tweety Bird is being forced to work as an Acme spy against his will. An animated version of Peter Lorre was a scientist silenced for knowing too much. As for the mysterious whistleblower secretly leaking information to Avery… let’s just say the movie’s setting of Albuquerque is where he should take a left turn. It’s hard to talk about “Coyote vs. Acme” without mentioning the rough road the movie had to its release. To make a long story short, Warner Bros. Discovery kept the completed film from release for three years so it could take a tax write-off. The film might never have been released at all had distributor Ketchup Entertainment not bought the rights for $50 million. That Warner Bros. Discovery tried to deny the public any completed film with years of effort behind it is disgraceful, but that it was this gem of a movie is downright dethpicable. “Coyote vs. Acme” is the best Looney Tunes-related output in decades. The classic physical comedy is so sharp, it’s like the characters spent every day since the last Chuck Jones-directed short in 1963 training for this movie. It also hits some surprisingly strong emotional beats about Coyote and Road Runner needing each other as nemeses. I can’t say it always works as a legal thriller, and some of the logic gets murky as mediums are blurred, but overall this movie is a lot of fun. I hope it makes a lot of money for Ketchup Entertainment and shames Warner Bros. Discovery for treating it – and Looney Tunes fans in general – so poorly. Grade: B “Coyote vs. Acme” is rated PG for cartoon violence and some language. Its running time is 101 minutes. Contact Bob Garver at rrg251@nyu.edu.

Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com CoffeeTime: “WAITING CAN BE DISASTROUS” Would you knowingly hesitate to find shelter until you saw a huge tornado was only thirty feet from you? Would you wait until your three-year-old was bitten in the face by a rattlesnake, to finally take it away from him? How about your house mortgage? Would you carelessly refuse to make a payment for twelve solid months, even though you certainly had the funds? I seriously doubt if most people reading this column would answer, “Why, absolutely! Why get in a hurry? I just deal with the consequences when stuff like that happens in my life. No big deal, really.” Silly and stupid, right? Right. But that is the principle behind how many people live, when it comes to dealing with the hard things in life…relationships. Let me cite some examples. An elderly bitter mother is getting very close to leaving this earth, but yet, the painful angry words that were screamed years ago between her and her son are left hanging between them…until it’s too late. And the consequences will be very real and devastating. Unresolved anger and bitterness won’t do a thing to Mom after her death, but Junior will have to live with anger eating at his gut for the rest of his life. A woman has always been envious of her older sister’s ability to accomplish everything she attempted. So younger sister decides in their teen years to deal with her feelings by making fun of Sis. Nothing sacred, everything open for ridicule. The results in their relationship? Predictable. Years pass, and any conversation between the two ladies consist of hurt feelings, anger, and bitter arguments. And even twenty years later, their husbands and children struggle to acknowledge each other. Both sisters’ kids believe their cousins are self-centered idiots, and wouldn’t pour a cup of water on them if they were on fire. Unfortunately, both grown women consistently refuse to discuss their problem. Still holding onto their grudge, and probably will even when one of them is long dead and cold in the grave. And the cousins will probably never be given the chance to realize why they despise each other. I’ll be blunt. Don’t be stubborn and stupid. Don’t wait until it’s too late. Do your best to understand why you feel the way you do. And then do something about it. Go talk to that relative, or that used-to-be-friend, or that enemy. Go ask them to sit down with you and finally figure out what happened. Acknowledge your own hurt at their words back when it all happened. Apologize for your part in it. And fix it. Because I promise you, one of these days, it’s going to be too late. Too late to say I’m sorry for it all. Too late to send flowers or a loving note that can mend your broken relationship. And you will be left holding the proverbial bag. A bag full of anger and regret and confusion.

Special to Wesson News Pictured (l to r) are Lily Sykes, Myles Smith, Cam Peets, Katie Grace Garcia, Kennedy Garcia, Sami Curole, Jerry Johnson, Piper Curole and Mia Case. To commemorate National Garden Club Week, June 7-13, 2026, the Wesson Garden Club and the Butterbeans youth gardening group collaborated on a flower arrangement workshop at the Wesson Library Pavilion. The workshop highlighted the three essential design elements: thriller, filler and spiller. The finished arrangements were distributed to local businesses. In celebration of America's 250th anniversary, the club incorporated patriotic red, white and blue containers into the designs. The Wesson Garden Club extends thanks to the Wesson Library for providing the use of their facilities. WGC is a member of The Garden Clubs of Mississippi, Inc., National Garden Clubs, Inc., Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc., and the Natchez Trace District of GCM.

By Guest Columnist Kim Whittington It’s back to school time! I know many parents are very happy because their kids are driving them crazy. By all means, let’s send them back to school, and let the teachers deal with their attitudes. I could never be a teacher. Teachers have so much to deal with that has nothing to do with teaching. You know, you see them working at the ballgames, standing outside in the rain putting the precious kids in the car after school. They always have that smile and say “see you tomorrow,” when they are probably thinking “GET IN THE DANG CAR!!” Many parents struggle with the financial strain of back to school. Children need new clothes, backpacks and pencils; the list goes on and on! I remember when my girls needed a certain kind of lined paper, and NOTHING else would do. I searched all over the tri-county area. This was before online shopping and cell phones and everything that makes our lives so much easier now. Today you just log in, order it and it will be delivered to your house. What??!! I heard one school has everything listed on Amazon, and it will be delivered to your school! Wow, that takes care of back-to-school night, when it takes three to four people to carry all the school supplies to the classroom. That night is always mass chaos. It looks like move-in day for college. Don’t get me started about pick-up line. I have posted on social media many times about scoring a great place in line or losing at life and being by the cemetery. Nothing screams winning better than being first in line. However, you must take lunch and a good book to make this happen. But, seriously, the thing I dread most about back to school is the kids who don’t know danger yet. They dart in and out of cars and cross streets, and I’m always scared one will be hit. Please slow down, watch for the children and thank a teacher.

Copiah-Lincoln Community College's Press P.A.W.S Initiative has received the 2026 Excellence in Mental Health and Well-Being Award from Insight Into Academia magazine. Co-Lin will be featured, along with 37 other nation-wide recipients, in the September 2026 issue of Insight Into Academia magazine. Co-Lin was the only Mississippi college or university to earn this national recognition. The Excellence in Mental Health and Well-Being Award is a measure of an institution's individual programs and initiatives that significantly advance core values of student and employee mental health and well-being through programs, initiatives, and other campus priorities deserving of this national recognition. "We spend a lot of time talking about student success in terms of retention, completion, and graduation, but there is a person behind every one of those numbers," said Dr. Amanda Hood, Co-Lin Director of Institutional Effectiveness. "Press P.A.W.S. is about recognizing that students bring their whole lives with them to college and making sure support is there when life gets hard. We're proud that this recognition reflects the kind of college we are continually working to be." Launched in 2024, Co-Lin's Press P.A.W.S stands for Positively Advocating for Wolf Pack Success. Press P.A.W.S aims to increase student success by providing students with enhanced mental health support and services, empowering them through their social, physical, and emotional growth. The program offers Co-Lin students FREE, 24/7 access to virtual care services with TimelyCare, the virtual health and well-being platform, designed for college students. Both part-time and full-time Co-Lin students have access to scheduled counseling sessions, health coaching, 24/7 on-demand emotional support, and other self-care content. Students do not need insurance to access TimelyCare services. Student can learn more about creating their account and using TimelyCare services here: www.colin.edu/students/student-services/timelycare/. "We know that institutions are not always recognized for their dedication to and prioritizing mental health and well-being services and support for their students and employees," says Lenore Pearlstein, owner and publisher of Insight Into Academia magazine. "We are proud to honor the colleges and universities who are standouts as the need for these resources continues to grow substantially." For more information about the 2026 Excellence in Mental Health and Well-Being Award, visit insightintoacademia.com.

Wesson News The Wesson Attendance Center’s (WAC) Cobra PTO is again offering the opportunity for area residents to celebrate their child’s special day, shout out their accomplishments or praise their favorite staff members for all of WAC to see. Those interested can “Rent the Rock” on display at WAC and paint it with a special congratulatory, celebratory or encouraging message. Rock rental is $20 for a 24-hour period and does not include painting services. Parents are responsible for painting the rock or for arranging for someone to paint it. To “Rent the Rock,” visit https://bit.ly/4vYgvhV to reserve the time slot on the date desired for the message to be displayed. The rock can be reserved for 24 hours, beginning at 4 p.m. the day before until 4 p.m. the day of the display. For example, if a child's birthday is September 2, the renter would choose to reserve September 2 on the sign up. The reservation will begin at 4 p.m. on September 1, which is when the renter or designee may begin painting. At 4 p.m. on September 2, the next renter will be allowed to paint the rock. Renters are asked to include a description of what will be painted on the rock on the reservation form. Once a renter reserves the rock online, they are asked to text 601-757-6305 stating they rented the rock and how they intend to pay for the reservation. Payment secures the reservation. Renters must send payment to the PayPal link provided during the reservation process or by cash to the school, clearly marked “Rock Rental” with the renter’s name on it. Payments will be verified upon reservation. Reservations are first-come, first-served. Rock painters will need two cans of spray paint to cover the rock. PTO officials note that any brand or type of spray paint will work and can be found at Walmart, Home Depot or Ace Hardware. Typically, the spray paint dries almost instantly, so painters can begin painting over it as soon as they are finished spraying. For words and art painting, the PTO recommends basic acrylic craft paint, which is available at Walmart and Hobby Lobby. Basic paint brushes are recommended. Helpful items to bring to a rock painting session are grocery bags for trash, paper plates to use as paint palettes, paper towels or baby wipes, a water bottle to rinse brushes and a towel to sit on. Rock painters are asked to clean up all trash before leaving. Painting the rock usually takes an hour or two, depending on the level of detail involved. PTO organizers encourage families to use the time as a memory maker.

By Misty Strieff Prine “Every next level of your life will demand a different version of you.” – Unknown I thought about whether to do this one for a little while and it finally hit me why my attention kept being drawn back to it. Our lives are kind of like onion layers. (Ha...got that from Shrek!) Each layer of our lives will demand different versions of ourselves. Some layers are made of sadness, vulnerability, regret and frustration. However, there will be times where our special, positive and God given layers of empathy and compassion will be required of us in order to help others that can’t quite seem to get past a hardship in their lives. Even in YOUR hardest of moments, God may call you to step up to the plate and put them aside in order to minister to others that, believe it or not, are weaker than you in that moment. The most beautiful layers we all possess are that of love, selflessness and humbleness. May we never lose sight of the blessing we can be to others, even when we are called to set our own difficulties aside and rise above them to help others in need. Our actions and beautiful layers can be life changing. I bet if we all think hard enough, we can remember others that were a blessing to us even when they themselves were facing unimaginable difficulties. What a beautiful blessing it will be in return when we can pay it forward to them! God has an amazing way of turning our blessing others around to pull US out of our sad, vulnerable, regretful and frustrated states. Sometimes helping others is the answer we ourselves need! It’s amazing how blessings and testimonies are born!

Special to Wesson News Pictured (l to r) are Colettes Kimora Peyton, Caroline Strong, Kaden Belcher, Kayla Bourg, Riley Floyd, Addie Carver, Anna Kate Goree, Maranda Bowman, Celeen Brice, Abbey Berch and Allie Beeson Copiah-Lincoln Community College (Co-Lin) has announced its 2026-27 Colettes dance team, and the squad is already turning heads. After a standout showing at Universal Dance Association (UDA) summer camp on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, the team proves to be off to a great start. For the first time in program history, every member of the Co-Lin Colettes earned a superior blue ribbon for her individual performance routine at camp, a sweep that team members and coaches say reflects the depth of talent on this year's roster. “UDA camp was truly such an amazing way to start sophomore season! Forever thankful for this team and this wonderful opportunity! I am so excited to begin this year with such wonderful teammates,” said second-year Colette Abbey Berch of Wesson. Leading the squad this season is newly named team captain Kaden Belcher of Brookhaven High. Belcher was awarded the prestigious Taylor Presidential Scholarship during her freshman year at Co-Lin. She has danced for sixteen years and was a member of her home studio's competitive company, where she also worked as a student teacher. Belcher recently was accepted into Co-Lin's nursing program. Asked about her favorite memory from her freshman season with the Colettes, Belcher pointed to performing at halftime of football and basketball games. As she steps into the captain's role, she said she is looking forward to building a close bond with her teammates and leading them to the best of her ability. "We are so lucky to call you our captain. I am forever grateful for you and this wonderful team," said Berch. Joining Belcher on the 2026-27 roster are: Addie Carver, Lawrence County High School Allie Beeson, Wesson Attendance Center Kaden Belcher, Brookhaven High School Abbey Berch, Wesson Attendance Center Kayla Bourg, Parklane Academy Maranda Bowman, Enterprise High School Caroline Strong, Copiah Academy Kimora Peyton, Lawrence County High School Celeen Brice, Wesson Attendance Center Riley Floyd, homeschool Anna Kate Goree, Pisgah High School Colettes’ coach Kennedy Moore teaching at Showstoppers The team is coached by Kennedy Moore of Brookhaven, who also teaches at Showstoppers Dance Studio in Brookhaven. She’s been teaching at Showstoppers since her high school years and took over as hip hop coach for ten years. “I like to tell people I took my first steps in that studio and never left,” said Moore. Moore’s mom opened and directed that studio all of Kenney’s life. Moore has coached the Colettes for six years and was on the team while she was a student at Co-Lin. Moore also works part-time in the campus bookstore. She went on to dance with the Southern Misses at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. “I will say that being the coach at Co-Lin is one the biggest blessings in my life. I absolutely love what I do and love to be able to play a special part in my girls’ first years of college,” said Moore. Former Miss Teen USA 2024 Addie Carver The new team has a star-studded cast. Former Miss Teen USA 2024, Addie Carver, joined the Colettes. Carver, who is majoring in communications, will be a full-time student at Co-Lin and a full-time online student at Mississippi State University. Carver is the daughter of Kristi Carver, marketing director of Copiah County Medical Center and occasional pageant judge. The Colettes will begin appearing at Co-Lin athletic events this fall, with the team set to perform at football and basketball games throughout the season. To stay current on Colettes, follow them on Instagram and on the official Facebook page for the Copiah Lincoln Community College Colettes Dance Team. Kayla Bourg

Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com Have you ever had the chance to watch quail in the evening when the sun is setting? Those tiny birds make it very clear; they want home. And home to them usually means gathering in a circle of other quail, with their heads toward each other and tails outward. If you sit quietly nearby their chosen roosting place as the day closes down, you can hear a rustling in the air, as quail after quail arrives and settles in for the night. Might be on the ground in a protective circle of family and friends, or sometimes on the perfect branch in a tree with all the other quail in their covey. Guess we could call it ‘going home for the night.’ Finding security in a sense of community and belonging. Quail and most people are a lot alike, they both have 'something within’ that draws them to their special place, that place that they call home. Sure, we humans love to vacation, to go someplace else for a while and enjoy the uniqueness of something different. To get away from stress, or the humdrum of our daily life. But most of us, after being away from home for a period of time, finally find ourselves feeling an itch, a longing, a certain need that draws us back to the place we call home. Even if it’s filled with tension, stress, loneliness or worry, home still has a certain drawing element to it. It's true, we may not like everything or everyone who represents home to us. But still, it is home. Our family and our jobs are a huge part of “home” to us. In fact, those two factors are usually the main reason we find ourselves counting the weeks until our next scheduled get-away. If we don’t enjoy those two important parts of home, then it’s likely we will be one of those people who walk in their living room, set down their suitcase, and grab their calendar. For them, scheduling the next vacation is just part and parcel of arriving home. But still, most people find that by the end of their time away from friends, family, job, and house, they are ready to touch base with home again. At least for a little while. Home gives a feeling of normalcy and foundation in our lives. Sure, there are some of you that disagree with me on this. You are more like one of those fiercely independent, free-flying loner birds like an owl or an eagle. You prefer to sail around in the sky alone, not needing a covey, or a flock of family and friends around them. Home to you means opening the door to a stateroom or your current hotel room, and feeling an immense sense of satisfaction with the freedom in your life. But not many of us are true loners. Most of us have a quail’s homing device in us, that causes a sense of need to touch base with familiar people and places in our life. Quail, or eagle? Either way, just enjoy living.