Regular Life

This is my feeble attempt to make my picture match the topic of my post. The young lady who wrote this had finally decided we were meant to date, not just be friends, on the same night I had given up on her. What was my gift to her? A mix tape. Her gift confirmed [...]

I remember it like it was 1977. My brother and I were outside playing Jarts in my grandparents’ central Kansas back yard. Ah, yes, Jarts, every generation X-er’s favorite discontinued and banned lawn dart. If I get a set, I’m definitely starting my own tournament like these guys did. I’ve seen these sets selling for [...]

Okay, it’s time. There is a question I’ve been waiting to post for a while. I feel most readers will remain loyal even after this post. It’s mostly directed toward the guys, but the chicas are welcome to answer for their fellas. I’ll reveal my inspiration for the question after the results are in.
This could [...]

You ever tell a lie that you just know can’t hurt anybody? In fact, in your mind, it’s for a good cause and nobody but you will ever know you told it?
Less than two weeks ago, I thought all of that too, and it almost worked.
As some readers know, after U.S. Thanksgiving, we had to [...]

The Pants
“It’s better with no pants on.”
Until winter hit, those were Ben’s words every time we tried to put pants on him. Day or night, bedtime or before going out, he believed bare legs made for better times.
He first expressed this opinion back in the spring, and it ran through fall (because we have pretty [...]

In the Summer of ‘92, I recline on Shannon’s bed for a little assigned reading of Jerzy Kosinski’s fabulous and disturbing The Painted Bird.
I’m glad my mother passed the reading torch along to me. In the picture above, I was reading for a summer class called Adolescent Literature, wherein I was exposed to all the [...]

Ben had two, three, or four birthday parties that hopped from branch to branch on his family tree. As a result, he must believe birthdays are a week-long celebration.
Why should Christmas be any different?
For my side, we do Christmas the Saturday before December 25. For Shannon’s, the Saturday after. Somewhere in there, we manage to [...]

(Note: Welcome to 2007’s second day.
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Damaged
A friend once told me I have a disarming personality. People tend to open up to me. His [...]