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Last week I met a nice guy. He was a “furriner” from one of those places where they talk funny, New—-somewhere or the other. As I said,…
Saturday I started an addition on the deck in our back yard. I am well aware that the first deck is unfinished. That is why I started…
Earlier this week the daughter and the grand-brat were visiting. It is always fun to see them. We had just finished cleaning the kitchen and were cooking…
When you go back to a doctor for follow-up after surgery they always ask, “Rate your pain level on a scale of 1 to 10.” That’s a…
As soon as I hit the half-century mark all sorts of medical types and friends started recommending that I get a colonoscopy. At first I was fine…
I have to say it was all my fault but all of it really wasn’t my fault. What we had was a failure to communicate. Last week…
One night last week I walked out the back door and stepped on a rather large Copperhead. As you can imagine I was somewhat upset. I have…
Last week we saw a car with writing all over it. One of the things written on it was if the world was a village of 100…
In this column I have introduced you to a number (but not all) of the skeletons in my closet. Actually I don’t keep them in a closet.…
I had to go to court as a witness sometime back and was asked to raise my right hand and to swear I would “tell the truth,…
Chainsaws, Deer and Southerners
Last week I met a nice guy. He was a “furriner” from one of those places where they talk funny, New—-somewhere or the other. As I said,…
Another Project, Brick Laying and Hazard Pay
Saturday I started an addition on the deck in our back yard. I am well aware that the first deck is unfinished. That is why I started…
In the Dumpster, Against the Wall and On the Money
Earlier this week the daughter and the grand-brat were visiting. It is always fun to see them. We had just finished cleaning the kitchen and were cooking…
Beauty Queen Waves, Pain Levels and Roaches
When you go back to a doctor for follow-up after surgery they always ask, “Rate your pain level on a scale of 1 to 10.” That’s a…
Colonoscopy, Cheap Cars, and Honey
As soon as I hit the half-century mark all sorts of medical types and friends started recommending that I get a colonoscopy. At first I was fine…
Roof Woes, Party Parties and Tree Climbers
I have to say it was all my fault but all of it really wasn’t my fault. What we had was a failure to communicate. Last week…
Snakes, Vacations and Beatings
One night last week I walked out the back door and stepped on a rather large Copperhead. As you can imagine I was somewhat upset. I have…
Nonconformists, Singing Off-Key and Tattoos
Last week we saw a car with writing all over it. One of the things written on it was if the world was a village of 100…
Skeletons, Bars and True Confessions
In this column I have introduced you to a number (but not all) of the skeletons in my closet. Actually I don’t keep them in a closet.…
The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth
I had to go to court as a witness sometime back and was asked to raise my right hand and to swear I would “tell the truth,…
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