A lot of my friends watch the television show “Ghost Hunters” or other “ghost” shows. I hate them (the shows, not my friends). When it comes up in random conversation as it sometimes does some folks are shocked that I
String, Bacon… Check!
Back when I was a kid we’d go down to the crawfish hole (which later in life I learned to call a “ditch”) every spring and using a bit of thread from mom’s sewing kit tied to a piece of
6 Pictures for you. (revisited)
Got these in the mail today. Thought I’d share. Hawk Sunset from our patio. Is that awesome or what?
A day in the life…
This is a long post. What can I say, it was a long day. The morning started slowly. I woke up at 4:30 this morning. I laid in bed for about an hour trying to get a little extra
A good year…
When you click on a photo in Facebook it takes you to the album with that picture. If you click the picture again it’ll take you to the next photo in that album. I sometimes do this just to look
Hometown Diner
Sometimes the late night chat conversations can get a little sideways… For what it’s worth, the stuff about my home town; all true (or as nearly as I recollect *cough*). Except the Indians win a State Championship a lot
Some days…
You wake up just wanting to tell somebody off. The naysayers and doubters throughout life who have held you back (or tried to) are good targets. Those who never believed in you. Who smirked at your accent or laughed at
The Moon Sucks
She stands barefoot on the front porch in sweats and a t shirt. Arms crossed, feet together on one of those, “not cold enough for a jacket but cold enough to make you glad it only takes the dog a
Feeling bookish?
When you write a blog regularly you sometimes get free posts from folks. You’ll start to write a reply to a comment on another post and after 30 minutes of writing you realize that it’ll make a pretty good post
Merry Christmas
I could share the normal platitudes about Christmas being a “time for sharing” and “family”, but everyone does that. I could go the other route and remind you that Christmas is a celebration of the Advent and Christmas. I could.