Remembering Our Fallen: The Legacy of Memorial Day

May 29, 2023

Did you know that in the year 2000, Congress passed a law requiring all Americans to pause for a moment of silence at 3 PM local time on the Monday of Memorial Day weekend? You […]

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The Toilet Paper Chronicles: A Grandpa’s Unexpected Battle

(FYI, if you don’t read to the end of the story, you will miss the best part.) Upon returning from a trip to Colorado, I found that my grass had inconsiderately grown calf-high, knee-high for […]

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Angels, Easter, and Bare Knees

May 27, 2023

The first thing I remember seeing as I walked down the wooden stairs were four pairs of freshly polished boys’ shoes on the floor beside the dining room table. Scruffy leather scraps curved like bananas, […]

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Ironing Story

April 14, 2023

“It is hard to choose the greater evil – preparing for a colonoscopy or ironing. I am convinced that it was ironing that spawned the nudist colony movement. When ironing found its way into my […]

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Man VS Ceiling

March 9, 2023

A friend of mine has been telling me how his wife has been asking for a ceiling on their lower deck to protect their outdoor furniture. Understand that there is a deck above but there […]

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July 26, 2022

July 26, 2022

Tis a gentle sun as the skies prepare to cleanse the air.  Feathered souls dart about as they chatter, while few sing. Colors, shapes and size divide this varied flock as they compete to please […]

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