In 1917, the Chicago White Sox won the World Series and the National Hockey League was formed. In 1917, the first Pulitzer Prize was awarded, and the Lion’s Club was created. In 1917, Woodrow Wilson began his second term as president of the United States. Ella Fitzgerald and John Fitzgerald Kennedy were born that year. [...]
You ever heard that quote, “the sins of the fathers will be visted on the sons?” I think it’s from the bible, but I’m not sure. But it’s basically a theory that the generations to follow will pay for the bad things you do now. Sort of a curse. I was thinking about something similar [...]
I’ve been in a major funk since Valentine’s Day. And I’ve been trying to bring myself to write about it. But I just haven’t been able to. Mostly because I just didn’t know how to express what I have been feeling. I’m not sure that I know now, but, if you’re reading this, obviously I [...]
You ever considered how picking out a Christmas tree has similarities to cruising for dick? There you are, checking out the ranks, on the hunt for that perfect specimen: a big, thick, sturdy one that you think just might hit the ceiling. Be careful how you handle it in your fists or your hands might [...]
Today was my Granny’s birthday. The old girl turned 88. A dozen years less that a century. It was a good birthday for her, too. Not becuase we celebrated in any special way. But because she remembered that it was her birthday and was able to enjoy it. Some of you may know that she [...]
It’s the middle of the night and I am wide awake. That’s not really all that unusual because I am a bit of an insomniac. But the reason I am up tonight is becuase I slept through most of the day. It was one of those wasted day sleeps.
It was Sunday. I slept a little [...]
I have sort of a sweet story to tell tonight. Every day when I get home from work I take a shower and afterwards I sometimes still have little flecks of paint in the creases of my hands or fingernails. So, then I’ll give my hands a good scrubbing at the sink and take time [...]
Just a thirty-three year-old Tennessee mountain man, taking it one day at a time.
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