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The night before the first day of school was always the longest night of my life. I’d lie awake wondering about my locker location, what my teachers would be like, who I’d share a lunch table with, and whether my ""trapper keeper"" was still in style or as antiquated as the … [Read more...]
While skimming through the ""new release"" stacks at the local library (no, not in search of “Why We Want You to Be Rich” by Donald Trump), one title did grab my attention: “225 Best Jobs for Baby Boomers.” It's always good to have a back-up plan, so I flipped through to see what … [Read more...]
As I cherished my usual 9 a.m. business in the corner stall, my thoughts drifted from matter to matter. I believe I was somewhere between estimating the number of screws it took to assemble the two-stall configuration enclosing me and wondering who in the world would want to … [Read more...]
Me and the boys were down at Joe Pete Wheeler’s Tire and Taxidermy last Wednesday and we got to talking about the local high school. Seems Lester Huggins, that’s Joe Pete’s best flat fixer, was having trouble with his boy Skinner Jr. (Lester’s God-assigned name is Skinner too, … [Read more...]
I can’t act, I can’t sing and I can’t draw. I am a fine arts dropout and I can blame it on my elementary school teachers. Teachers are always being blamed for everything from George Bushes’ deductive reasoning skills to the unexplainable love affair we have with Italian focaccio … [Read more...]