Well, here we are. The Christmas season. For some, a season of joy. The decorating, the shopping, the memories of Christmases past are a real charge. For others, not so much. The decorating, the shopping, the memories of Christmases past can be a real downer for them. Bells will be ringing the sad, sad newsRead more
Sugar, oh, honey, honey You are my candy girl And you got me wanting you -“Sugar, Sugar”, The Archies Many of you know I have an affinity for candy corn. OK, maybe more like a major addiction. This year, the yellow, orange and white kernels seemed to appear earlier than usual in the HalloweenRead more
(If you missed part one and wish to read it first, click here.) Late Sunday afternoon, I sat behind the wheel of the Jeep in my garage. The day started by meeting a tow truck driver back at the corn maze to retrieve the disabled Wrangler. After a trip into town for what I hopedRead more
A few weeks ago, I was checking out lighting fixtures in Lowe’s with my wife on a Saturday night. An exciting date, I know. The blaring sound of Axl Rose from my back pocket startled me. “Whoa, oh oh oh, Sweet Child O Mine”. My son was calling. Odd, he was supposed to be atRead more
Twenty years ago, on September 23, 1994, The Shawshank Redemption was released into theaters. If you are somehow unfamiliar with the film, here’s the description from Wikipedia: “Adapted from the Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, the film tells the story of Andy Dufresne, a banker who spends 19 years in ShawshankRead more
Last night my son and I had a first together. We dug a grave. It wasn’t one of those things you put on your to-do list for raising kids, but it can happen. CJ, our not so beloved Jack Russell died yesterday. He was almost 13. The breeder claimed he was a Jack Russell –Read more
I looked to my left into the cab of the pickup truck. I really didn’t expect to see the man sitting in the driver’s seat working on his laptop. I guess that brief surprise caused me to lose my focus. That’s when it hit me, that feeling of “Ugh, not again!” A couple of hoursRead more
Editors note: This is a guest post by Charlee the Dog. It originally appeared in Sept. 2012 on PalmettoStateRunner.com Hi, my name is Charlee, and this is my first ever blog post. Several months ago, I was a lonely, lost dog wandering the countryside. My fortune changed one day when I came upon a groupRead more
My first pet was a gift from my friend Richie. I think we were in second grade. Richie had a boa constrictor, which required live mice for food. Turns out, Richie’s older sisters became too attached to one of the mice. Saving him from a death sentence, Richie passed the little black mouse on toRead more
This week, Kyle Carpenter will be awarded the Medal of Honor, the nations highest military award. In September of 2011, I wrote the blog post below on my old running blog. From September 1, 2011… Tonight I ran a couple of loops around my neighborhood. The weather was a little cooler than it had beenRead more