I’d have dreams that African lions were on the hill above our house, ready to pounce on my children.
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A Girl, a Creek, and an Hour to Spare
(re-run) When my worker woman showed up Monday morning after having been gone for a two-week long vacation, I had a long list of to–do’s for her. I answered the door and found her nine year old daughter standing next to her.I said hello and went over the list with Kelly. I left to go… Continue reading A Girl, a Creek, and an Hour to Spare
A Great Personality
When George was twenty-three his boss set him up on a blind date with a woman who was a good customer for their auto parts business. George had been talking with her on the phone for over a year. The boss thought he should meet her in person. “Dinner’s on the company,” George’s boss said.… Continue reading A Great Personality
A Corny Tale
It all started with a post on Facebook, showing how your average American doesn’t know how to shuck corn. If you are from Iowa in the 60’s, then you know how. We weren’t well off. As a matter of fact, people would give us bags of food, like homegrown apples, tomatoes, or corn. Our job… Continue reading A Corny Tale
What Roe v. Wade Means to Me
If you are a guy, chances are you won’t want to read this. Same as if you are a pro-lifer. But let me tell you, I got upfront and personal with what it was like in America before abortions were legal in all fifty states. No, I didn’t have an abortion. But my friend in… Continue reading What Roe v. Wade Means to Me
A Deer, a Rabbit, and a Ghost
Yesterday was the annual singles’ club party/picnic at one guy’s lush estate in Hayward. I picked up my girlfriend, and we let the GPS woman’s voice direct us down Five Canyons Road to a bunch of turns until we finally found the place. I’d been there many times before but always as a passenger, never… Continue reading A Deer, a Rabbit, and a Ghost
Smoky Day
It’s September 15th, tax day if you’re self-employed, and an end of summer day deep in the heart of fire season if you live in California. Our worst fires have been in October, so we have weeks to go before it rains again. The sky is dark this morning, but it’s not from rain clouds,… Continue reading Smoky Day
Introvert or Extrovert?
Most people don’t know it they are an introvert or an extrovert for the first ten or so years of their lives. By the time they get to college, they have figured it out. Is your ideal weekend spent with or without people? Are you an introvert or an extrovert or a combination of both?… Continue reading Introvert or Extrovert?
The Great Tree Limb Debacle
It started with a red-headed woodpecker, drilling lines of holes in a tall tree limb of my coastal oak down in Monterey County. My brother-in-law said the limb was dead. I asked my handy woman to saw it down. She brought her electric chain saw and a pole. After the better part of an hour,… Continue reading The Great Tree Limb Debacle
Uh Oh, No Spaghettios
It was a normal weekend, except the microwave died. It still sounded like it was working, but nothing was getting hot. It was a normal weekend, except I had to buy a TV. A big one, to replace the 55 inch set that lost its color, minus purple and green. It died the day of… Continue reading Uh Oh, No Spaghettios
FIRST DATE, WORST DATE EVER! 