Cheryl E Preston
Bio
Cheryl enjoys writing about current events, soap spoilers and baby boomer nostalgia. Tips are greatly appreciated.
Stories (1762)
Filter by community
Who changed the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday?
When is the Sabbath Day? Some believers in Christ say they attend church services on Sunday because it is the Christian Sabbath. The Bible indicates that God created the earth in six days and He rested on the seventh. Saturday is the Sabbath of the Lord, which the children of Israel were commanded to observe.
By Cheryl E Preston5 months ago in History
The Andy Griffith Show: What happened to Floyd's Wife, Melba Lawson?
What happened to Melba Lawson? One of the mysteries of The Andy Griffith Show was the marital status of Floyd Lawson (Howard McNear). Floyd owned the barber shop and spent much of his time sitting outside talking with the men of Mayberry. Not all long-time fans may know this, but He had a wife named Melba Lawson.
By Cheryl E Preston5 months ago in Geeks
Black Cowgirls were prominent in the American West. Top Story - September 2025.
There were black cowgirls in the American West In the episode of Family Matters titled The Good the Bad, and the Urkel, Carl Winslow (Reginald VelJohnson) dreams he is in the Old West, where Rachel Crawford (Telma Hopkins) runs a saloon. This led me to wonder if there were Black cowgirls or African American female saloon owners in those days.
By Cheryl E Preston5 months ago in FYI
Knock Knock Knockin on Heaven's Door
Revenge has consiquences The old man hated the teenagers who ran through his yard with a passion. They didn't bother anything. They passed through on their way to other places or to retrieve a stray ball. It began in June, as soon as school was out.
By Cheryl E Preston6 months ago in Fiction
Black & White television sets were once changed to color by a plastic panel
From black and white to color instantly If you, the reader, were born between 1946 and 1064, the Baby Boom/Jones Generation years, you are familiar with old-fashioned black-and-white television sets. Perhaps you might also recall a product created that was supposed to transform the B&W sets into living colors.
By Cheryl E Preston6 months ago in FYI
The Piece of Texas Toast that kept reappearing
A piece of bread on the windowsill There is a saying that truth is stranger than fiction, and indeed it is. A relative moved into a house a few years ago and had experiences straight out of paranormal files. It began with her noticing a piece of bread on the windowsill next to their front door.
By Cheryl E Preston6 months ago in Horror
Brett James had a distinction to his name and a connection to Prince
Brett James left a legacy of music Country and Pop music songwriter Brett James died on Thursday Septemeber, 18, in a plane crash in North Carolina along with his wife, Melody Carole, and stepdaughter Meryl Maxwell Wilson.
By Cheryl E Preston6 months ago in Geeks
Who is Retta, and what is a papertarian?
What the heck is a papertarian? If the name Retta is not familiar, you are not alone. I had not heard of this entertainer before, but I know a lot about her now. She is the woman in the two slightly irritating yet funny “Papertatian commercials that have been airing recently.
By Cheryl E Preston6 months ago in Geeks
Tithing is not required for New Testament believers. Content Warning.
Please click on the accompanying links so you can see the progression of tithing for yourself. Is tithing a hoax? Is tithing required for modern-day churchgoers, or has a hoax been perpetuated on the people? The question of how tithes went from produce to monetary giving was a hot topic when Pastor Creflo Dollar changed his views.
By Cheryl E Preston6 months ago in History
