To hear her former students extol her virtues, one quickly gets the idea that Gabrielyn Watson is one of those teachers who has truly made …

Falling down on the ice isn’t as inconsequential as it once seemed when I was a kid. There’s something about frozen water on a pedestrian …

The moaning howl of a 50 mph wind woke me from a deep sleep last night. I could hear the whining gusts moving through the …

One particular November day, my son Michael and I had taken his old 1976 pick-up to the wooded lot in back of our home to …

“Dad, can I have a few more gallons of gas for my pick-up? I’m almost completely out.” My 16 year-old son has had an old …

“Bad master disc!” This announcement in the window of my CD multi-duplicator sent a shiver down my back. I had spent an hour of recording …

Weeds! Weeds are the miserable bane of every gardener’s dream. I know firsthand; I’ve been up to my elbows in them lately. We’ve taken off …

I’m bald. How’s that for a lead? The shock value alone is worth using that statement to open up this post. Baldness is one of …

It’s almost more than I am able to comprehend. Over the past six months I have received the news from a number of good friends …

“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”  – Mike Tyson I like that quote. It may seem violent on the surface …