It is coming up in 22 days. Not just the name of a great movie, but it has to be up there with the best holidays of the year, along with Thanksgiving and Christmas. If not in merchandise, in substance. What better a reason to celebrate than the day your country gained independence? All theContinue reading “Independence Day”
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Going Back to Work
Not me. I’m retired. So is Karen, so there are two less applicants to deal with. Actually, as the vaccination rate climbs, albeit slowly, “Now Hiring” signs are everywhere. The problem is nobody is applying for the jobs. Least not the individuals who are taking advantage of the system to NOT have to go backContinue reading “Going Back to Work”
Breaking Training
It’s my freshman year of high school and I am ready to try out for the varsity football team. I was travelling between countries, so I missed training and ended up rushing through my warmup. Predictably, I pulled my hamstring on the first round of forty-yard dashes. I would miss the entire football season, andContinue reading “Breaking Training”
Farms
I love the idea of being a farmer; it is a very romantic notion. I can picture myself riding around on horseback over thousands of acres of land as huge steel machines belch smoke and harvest more money, er, crops for me. I can see me sitting on the third-level porch of my mansion, smokingContinue reading “Farms”
Moon Launch
We were a bunch of kids from Barksdale Air Force Base, La. in 1965. We were made up of a group of All-Stars from the teams in the league and a few other teams in the District. I made the team as a reserve third baseman mainly because of the offensive production statistics. The kidContinue reading “Moon Launch”
Pirates
You know, I always thought of the pirate as a romantic figure. Sailing across the open seas, obviously privy to some of the most beautiful sunsets known to man. However, it is hard to imagine one pirate playfully nudging a shipmate and commenting on how beautiful the sunset was and how its colors simply dancedContinue reading “Pirates”
Cooking
God do I love my wife but she cannot cook worth a damn. She knows it. I’m not railroading her or anything, it’s just that when they took off my lower left leg, Karen’s biggest fear was realized: Not because she would have to help me with everything, but because she would now be responsibleContinue reading “Cooking”
Yokoso
Welcome. To Japan. We flew out of San Francisco on a Pan Am jet and that was quite the adventure for a six-year old. Despite my youth I still remember noticing the shapely legs of the stewardesses in their distinctive outfits. It was a long flight and I remember leaving at around 11am and weContinue reading “Yokoso”
Training Wheels
Back before we were cruising in our banana-seated, high-crossbar handlebars, on regular two-wheeled bicycles, even before you clamped playing cards to your spokes with laundry pins to make it sound like a motorcycle (at least that was the lofty aim). Even before you had a small replica of an adult bike, one that wasn’t foundContinue reading “Training Wheels”
Courage in the Face of Danger
We hear it all the time within the police and military ranks, but how about the girl who stood up to a bear that had climbed her back yard wall and was surely looking for food? In the video I saw (I’m sure millions have seen it by now) she reacted without thinking of herContinue reading “Courage in the Face of Danger”
