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My birthday is January 8th. Two weeks after Christmas and one week after New Years, in the dead of Wisconsin’s winter. It’s usually not much of a celebration. I’ve had a birthday gathering that was canceled due to a six-foot snowfall. A birthday when no one, not even my … [Read more...]
You always hope that the locks to your house are secure against people trying to break in until you’re the one trying to break in. If that was already obvious to you, then, chances are, you wouldn’t be the type to lock yourself out of your house anyway, so congratulations on … [Read more...]
It was my seventh grade year and fall had cast its spell on everyone in the booming metropolis of Pope, MS (population 246). At school we were busy planning our annual Halloween carnival. A cakewalk, games, pony rides, and even a marriage booth had all been planned, but the most … [Read more...]
It is sad but probably accurate to say that many of you have never considered bathing in a washing machine. You might wonder; “Can't I just bathe in a bath tub?” Well gee that sounds fun! Can we also watch paint dry and eat bran muffins for the rest of our … [Read more...]
Every summer vacation I ever had ended with the terrifying fear of going back to school. There’s even a name for that fear: Didaskaleinophobia -- because nothing describes the fear of school so aptly as a word you will never be able to pronounce or spell. My fears in … [Read more...]