by Rick Boyer | Sep 19, 2017 | History Stories
When Roger Sherman came to the Continental Congress from Connecticut, he did not present a very impressive figure. He had a thick New England accent and often gestured energetically with his hands as he spoke. But it wasn’t long before he earned the respect of...
by Rick Boyer | Sep 12, 2017 | Character Lessons
Hey, little buddies! Let me ask you something: do you like to argue? I’ve known some people who would rather argue than agree with the other guy, even if what they were arguing about wasn’t important at all. It’s as if they are so proud of their...
by Rick Boyer | Aug 29, 2017 | History Stories
It was the evening of the 18th of April, 1775. Elbridge Gerry, a member of the Continental Congress from Massachusetts was staying overnight in a house near Menotomoy with his friend, Colonel Orne. There had been a meeting of a Congressional committee that day in...
by Rick Boyer | Aug 25, 2017 | A Peek into Uncle Rick's Life
On July 29th of this year, Mrs. Marilyn and I celebrated our 44th wedding anniversary. Well, we didn’t exactly celebrate it on the very day. But a couple of days later we took off on a very special trip to the little town of Lexington, Virginia. Lexington is an...
by Rick Boyer | Aug 14, 2017 | Character Lessons
An Uncle Rick Character Lesson On Christmas morning of 2002, my son Nate walked into our living room and dropped a little gift on to the lap of his little sister, Carrie. The present wasn’t just for Carrie but for the whole family. It was a puppy! The tiny black...
