Archive for May, 2007



Junk

Published on May 30, 2007

I waited until the last minute to clean up the garage. When I could no longer get inside without tripping over things, the gig was up. Most everything went outside to make room for it back inside. You know the drill, move stuff around without getting rid of it. That did [...]


Happy to be home

Published on May 22, 2007

I have just completed a marathon trip to Missouri. I left Thursday evening and returned home Sunday evening. You see, I went there to marry off my youngest daughter. She moved about two years ago. A certain young man left our town and set up shop and she felt a compulsion [...]


These old eyes

Published on May 14, 2007

“Mine eyes have seen the glory,” trouble is, they don’t see what they’re supposed to anymore. I find myself guessing at words, moving my head instead of my eyes when gazing upon the printed page. Trifocals may soon become quadfocals or cincofocals. Who knows, do they make wide screen binoculars for old [...]


The Ten Dollar Bed

Published on May 08, 2007

Granny decided to hold a yard sale. Seems she was no longer able to park her car in the garage. Everything appeared to be normal until she sprung the big question. “Could she have it at my place?” “No problem,” I thought. She would have just a few things. [...]


Grief

Published on May 02, 2007

I spent a couple hours with some wonderful people last night. Each one has something in common. They said “goodbye” to a loved one. Some recently, some a long time ago. The pain, and loneliness is the same. Grief is a normal part of life. Jesus wept over Lazarus, [...]