It’s been a year today since my father, John “Jack” passed away. In many ways it feels like it’s been a decade. So much has happened since the last moments spent with him between myself and my daughter at his …
…what I already know about… O ne of things about myself that never ceases to amaze me, is just how dense I am. People often wonder why I am so self-deprecating. Simple answer, the content is never-ending. I take quite …
What an idiot I can be… L ook, I know I do a lot of dumb things. Everytime I find myself doing something halfway intelligent or even “smart-ish” I don’t have to contemplate for long to remind myself of just …
over the bloody bear trap S o the other night I saw one of the most unfortunate bear trap moments I have ever had the misfortune to witness. I was waiting to pick up a take out order from a …
Raking, why I don’t bother T he other day we had wind that seemed to foretell the end of the world. It was relentless with gusts that reached 45 mph for an entire weekend. This was during another deep freeze …
…asked him for the “Code Word”. Look, I don’t care who you are, you have to love this story. Saw this a while ago on USAtoday and was blown away. It tells the story of an 11-year-old girl who was …
Please stop the INJUSTICE!!! We’ve all had bad days, really, REALLY bad days. They happen. They are just something that sometimes happen to good people. Whether you refer to Job from the Bible story or more modern examples, bad events …
so there‘s that, I guess. Heard about these ultra runners before, but this is simply too much! Dateline Italy, France, AND Switzerland. British runner Sophie Power (never was there a more aptly named woman) ran 112 miles in this event …
…quicker all the time . It’s entertaining to look back at the way things used to be when we were younger. Well, at least it’s an entertaining exercise for “olds” such as myself. Technology progresses so quickly today that this …
…prepare for blank stares. Millennials, they are punch lines for us olds these days aren’t they? We just can’t understand how things we take for granted are so foreign to them. On the other hand, they feel the same way …