Alva Review-Courier -

Back in the ancient days of Fred Flintstone and no cell phones, when he was a young dad and a wet-behind-the-ears pastor, Andy had a habit. No, it was not a habit like we refer to today. But he unconsciously used a certain phrase – constantly.

“I’m sick and tired of …” was the opening statement to just about anything that bothered him, in or out of the pulpit. Abuse of children, eating English peas, lazy politicians, cold weather at winter’s end – you name it. He had an opinion and everyone around him would soon know what it was. One day he finally realized how often that pet phrase escaped hi...