The one year anniversary is approaching of one of my recent experiments – Hagar, my pet chameleon. Thankfully, this latest shot at reptile raising has been much better than previous attempts – geckos Skynyrd I and Skynyrd II didn’t even scare the one year mark, collectively. Maybe I learned something from the original lizards, but I think veiledRead more
Dear Twenty-two-year-old Self, Congratulations to you/me. You’ve graduated college and are starting your first job in lovely (cough, cough) Dayton, OH. You’ve already made one mistake – leaving God’s country, Athens, GA, but I cannot help you with that one now. Congratulations are also in order because I/you have made it to the twenty-five yearRead more
“Hey, let’s go check it out,” Tim said to me and motioned up the hill, into the woods. I looked in that direction. Probably 75 yards away stood an abandoned house, swallowed up by the forest. In winter, with no foliage, you could get a better glimpse of the crumbling structure. Now, though, in the middle ofRead more
Ah spring…more like Ah-choo! spring. The older I get, the worse my allergies become. Unfortunately, with the pollen in the air and the weeds growing faster than the grass, it is time for mowing and yard work. I dread it. Funny how things change. Once upon a time, landscaping was a hobby. I even tookRead more
This is Part Two of my experience in the Run Hard Columbia Marathon. To read Part 1, click here. At 7:20am, March 7, I wandered over to the starting line of the Run Hard Columbia marathon. In 2013, I said I’d never run this marathon again. Yet, here I was. The air was 34 degrees,Read more
Tell me what I said I’d never do Tell me what I said I’d never say Read me off a list of the things I used to not like but now I think are ok “Do It Anyway” – Ben Folds Five “You don’t seem too into the marathon tomorrow,” my wife said to meRead more
If you’ll recall, there was a little problem hanging over the late 1990’s. It was called Y2K. Someone realized that most computer hardware and software at the time used two-digit date codes and when these dates changed from 99 to 00 at midnight between December 31, 1999 and January 1, 2000, some very bad thingsRead more
A couple of weeks ago, I visited my grandparents’ house. Mom’s side. I say house because my grandparents weren’t there. This year will mark the 20th anniversary of my grandfather’s death, and my grandmother lives in a nursing home. Dementia stole her mind several years ago. The house has been vacant for many years andRead more
Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail. -Charles Kettering Happy New Year! I’ve had a little extra time off from the day job recently, so I decided to start the year with something new – a video message. In the video I discuss a favorite theme song of mine plus some 2015Read more
The clear plastic is not so clear anymore. The corners of the lid have a few cracks, so I use extreme caution when opening it. Otherwise, for a Tupperware container that is almost as old as I am (it actually says ‘Made in the USA’ on the lid), it is in pretty good shape. EachRead more