by D. L. Koontz | Mar 1, 2023 | Journal
Our local small town. A map dot in coastal Georgia. In a county with an average of 6.6739 acres of pine trees per person. (Seriously, a statistician counted.) Early morning. My favorite time of the day. Around me, movers and shakers chug coffee and clamber to action....
by D. L. Koontz | Feb 20, 2023 | Journal
They say life is made of special moments. I don’t know who “they” are, but I’ve lived enough to know their thinking is correct. One of my favorite moments occurred on Cadillac Mountain near Bar Harbor, Maine. For about twenty years of my professional life, I lectured...
by D. L. Koontz | Feb 10, 2023 | Journal
Years ago. Frederick, Maryland. The woman sat on the curb siding N. East Street. Right outside a dull-looking brick building. My task: help transform that building into a luxurious venue. My son’s private school planned to hold a gala night of fundraising there....
by D. L. Koontz | Jan 31, 2023 | Journal
As such, I want to honor one of our Corriente cows. Her name is Brindle. We chose that name from the coloring pattern in her hide. While an applicable name, it’s not very creative, I know. But keeping a sizeable herd that rotates in and out year after year sometimes...
by D. L. Koontz | Nov 24, 2022 | Journal