What’s Showing AT THE Ritz?
The divide between rural and urban did not used to be this wide. There has never been a time when farmers and city folks did not depend on each other, but there used to be a time when the relationship was a bit closer. There was a time when the folks who labored out in the fields and on the prairies looked forward to going into town, and the business owners in town anticipated the arrival of their rural customers.
Back down the line
In this visit, we are going to stay here in my home town of Alva, Oklahoma. I was not born or raised here (I moved to Alva during my college years), but I have lived here longer than anywhere else, so this is home now.
A bit about me: I rather enjoying being alone – not all the time, but I do not have a problem being left to my own devices. One of my favorite times to let my mind drift is when I am traveling. When I am out on the open road, I would say about 90 percent of the trip is in silence. No phone, no radio and no passenger.
In the remaining 10 percent, when I do turn my radio on, it’s a short list: baseball, classic country music, old-time radio programs, and,
