I'm not sure what made me do it. Most days I keep to a prepared schedule. When I start my work day, I like to tackle my highest priority items first. I'll try to work on a presentation that's coming due or, since there are fewer calls in the morning, I'll write the summary for... Continue Reading →
A small change for the better
I had to run last week to my local Department of Motor Vehicle office for a new driver's license. I had to get a new photo taken. The little smiley face that I drew haphazardly on a piece of paper wasn't going to work should I get pulled over by the state police. The errand... Continue Reading →
What do you see?
When I was bored as a young kid, I used to lie in the grass and look up in the sky. I would look at the clouds and the crazy shapes they would make, squinting and imagining an elephant with a long trunk or a duck floating on a lazy river of blue. In reality... Continue Reading →
My party invitation
I stopped by the front desk and the maitre d' showed me to my table. "Right this way, Sir." The party was in full session. Oh, in reality I was just taking a short break from work and had stepped out onto our front porch to sit on a rocker, but when I closed my... Continue Reading →
The proper way to collect seashells
My wife and I went away for a long weekend getaway to the beach last weekend. We strolled the empty boardwalk (give it a few weeks and I'm sure it will be packed to the gills) and later when the rain stopped and the sun came out, we put away our raincoats and walked along... Continue Reading →
Knocking on wood!
It’s a cliché, but when they say it was a night not fit for cats or dogs, they were thinking about this night. The intermittent rain made it tough to see out the window. On top of that, my car lights did little to help light up the road, even though the lights coming in... Continue Reading →
Come one, come all
The circus barker steps out from the closed tent and in front of the crowd of townsfolk. In his best over the top barker voice, he yells out, "Step right up, step right up, step right up, ladies and gentlemen, be prepared to be thrilled and amazed, enlightened and astonished, we have a wild and... Continue Reading →
Sweet, sweet poetry to my ears
Oh, my teacher meant well. My seventh-grade teacher tried to introduce my class to the joy of poetry. She tasked us with finding a poem that we liked and then reciting it from memory to rest of the class. We had a limited selection of poems to choose. Half of the class, meaning most of... Continue Reading →
Making our getaway!
When my wife and I saw our chance this week, we took it. We gave our best impression of Bonnie and Clyde being chased by the cops and made a run for it — me in the driver's seat, speeding down a hilly, country road, her, my cool, calm, and collected right hand, giving me... Continue Reading →

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