Category Archives: Personal

Opinions, news, musings, gripes, grins.

Honoring Earl Scruggs

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Wayne Rice

I’ve been playing the banjo now for … let’s see, that would be 46 years … the same number of years I’ve been married. Yep, I bought my first banjo on my honeymoon. It was a Harmony banjo, made of … Continue reading →

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Ten Years of Joy

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Wayne Rice

Today I am celebrating ten years since my wife Marci’s brain surgery. It was in 2001 that she was diagnosed with a meningioma tumor in her brain which thankfully was operable. You can read the whole story about her surgery … Continue reading →

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Grandkids Update

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Wayne Rice

One of the joys of getting older is showing off your grandchildren … so please indulge me here! Left to right: Layla (1), Jack (5), Maddie (9) and Nick (12).

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A Fun Week in Belize

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Wayne Rice

Last week Marci and I were finally able to take a week off and go on vacation, something we haven’t been able to do for a couple of years. Last summer we were stuck in a local hotel most of … Continue reading →

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Fathers Day with Huck Finn

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Wayne Rice

Just returned from another Huck Finn’s Jubilee in Victorville which is how I have spent Father’s Day weekend for the past 20 years or so. I have been involved with this event either as a performer with my band Lighthouse … Continue reading →

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Easter 2011

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Wayne Rice

We had a wonderful Easter this year. We’ve been celebrating Easter in our backyard for over 30 years now (way before we had a backyard to celebrate in) because we believe that nothing is worth celebrating more than the death, … Continue reading →

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He Lives

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Wayne Rice

When I was two years old, my father made a recording of me on a 78 rpm record. I have no idea how he did this, since I don’t remember that he ever possessed a recording device that would make … Continue reading →

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Our Four Grandchildren

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Wayne Rice

Here’s the latest photo of our four grandkids. Layla was having a bad day but she begrudgingly let us get the shot.

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Rice Family Photo Op

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Wayne Rice

Guess where we took our family this week?

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I Need to Laugh More

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Wayne Rice

I’ve been reading Garrison Keillor’s latest book Pilgrims and as he usually does in his books, he makes me smile. I was reading at home this week and my wife Marci heard me chuckling out loud to myself and asked … Continue reading →

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