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 …
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Home Again
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 …
Read More »Misjudging Motives
“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 …
Read More »Disc Error
“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 …
Read More »Pulling Weeds
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 …
Read More »I’m Bald
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 …
Read More »Getting Rid of the Pain
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 …
Read More »When I Am Tempted
“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” – Mike Tyson I like that quote. It may seem violent on the surface …
Read More »Jackie Robinson
In the movie 42, Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) is a Major League team executive with a bold idea. Rickey recruits Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman), an African-American …
Read More »Lessons from My Garden
Plop them into the boiling H2O, wait 45 seconds, remove and plunge them into cold water, peel, cut, and squish out all the seeds by …
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