“MY PEARLY BROWNS”  (10/13/24)

“MY PEARLY BROWNS”  (10/13/24)

Oct. 13, 2024 by

         My baby teeth were white.  When my baby teeth gave way to my “adult” teeth, those replacements were also white.  My teeth are no longer as white as that

“ROADBLOCKS TO PAYING A BILL” 

“ROADBLOCKS TO PAYING A BILL” 

May. 30, 2024 by

         I opened the “bill drawer” (in Evelyn’s desk where we keep incoming bills until we get a day to pay them) on May 22nd.  One of the bills was

“MORE CONFESSIONS OF A COMPUTER CRANK” 

“MORE CONFESSIONS OF A COMPUTER CRANK” 

May. 23, 2024 by

         I’m getting better.  It’s only been one month (April 22nd) since my last post (previously, it had been three).  But I have an incentive for airing my thoughts at

“Our Incomplete Christmas”

“Our Incomplete Christmas”

Jan. 9, 2024 by

         It’s the 14th Day of Christmas (two days after Epiphany), and our Christmas remains incomplete even as we plan to put the holiday stuff away.          For starters, there’s

“My New Talent: Pissing People Off” 

“My New Talent: Pissing People Off” 

Nov. 21, 2023 by

         I seem to have hit a turning point in my life.  The “marker” (if you will) is that I am apparently pissing off my friends to the point where

“Shoving It Down My Throat”

“Shoving It Down My Throat”

Sep. 25, 2023 by

         There are two brothers who run a funeral home in the town where one of the churches I served is located.  Until my very last year there, our relationship

“Another ‘God Moment’”

“Another ‘God Moment’”

Aug. 29, 2023 by

            To start at the beginning, I’d have to go back 17 years, to when Evelyn and I first entered the mobile home market.  We had decided on a triple-wide

“Another ‘God Moment’”

“Another ‘God Moment’”

Aug. 16, 2023 by

            To start at the beginning, I’d have to go back 17 years, to when Evelyn and I first entered the mobile home market.  We had decided on a triple-wide

“Where Have All the ‘MMM’s Gone?”

“Where Have All the ‘MMM’s Gone?”

Jul. 21, 2023 by

            It’s been difficult to keep up with the weekly routine I’ve practiced for the past many years.  In a normal week, I would start Sunday in church with a

“Shut the Front Door!”

“Shut the Front Door!”

Jun. 8, 2023 by

         And shut the silverware drawer.          And shut the dish cabinet door.          And shut the cooking utensils drawer.          And shut the …          Is it really that