This falls into the, “I should have made a better decision”, bin. Yes, I was young and didn’t know how tenacious water can be in finding low ground, but those are excuses. This then is the second story in which I describe how I unwittingly “screwed” my brother. I was driving an old telephone van purchased [...]
When attending university I had little in the way of resources and when, on infrequent occasions, I stepped out for a meal I was selective. At the time I was living in an old apartment building in an artsy neighborhood, whose main street was lined with shops, a nightclub or two, and a restaurant or two. [...]
I believe in was seventh grade when the experiment began. I’m certain there was a professor, the inventor, who sat in an office clad with raised panel mahogany walls who believed he was advancing a generation, and if the stakes were lower you could chalk it up as an interesting study in mass education, but it [...]
I believe I was five when first a member of the animal kingdom joined our family. A neighbor’s cat gave birth to litter and we (brother, sister, and I), pled case our family could do a good deed by taking in one of the new arrivals. Promising we’d take on all duties of care and using [...]
For a twelve year period we owned an Irish wolfhound. Owned is a misnomer of course, as all who have lived with pets can testify. My experience has been animals believe they are equals and behave accordingly. An ancient breed, wolfhounds are gentle, proud, stoic, and confident of their standing. Our Tiggy or Tig, as we [...]
I had recently given up work in the construction field to pursue an engineering degree. My parents wanted me to go to school and put me up to get me started. I drove a Datsun pickup that apart from body ran well and was reliable. Datsun became Nissan and in the ensuing years they, like all [...]
My daring wife sold me on the idea, an autumn adventure as viewed from a gondola suspended by hot air balloon. A chance to view our property, and those properties surrounding ours from the best possible vantage point imaginable, and after the flight, a gourmet dinner by campfire. It will be a day we won’t forget [...]
