Dena Kay liked to take me to the movies when she didn’t have anyone else to ask along. I liked going, as of course I…
There’s nothing like those big, clear sky, still-heavy with heat Texas evenings, that make me think of a swamp cooler. Now called evaporative coolers, they…
While most people are wasting time on Facebook, I have a different vice: Craigslist. There is so much there, it would take days to cover…
A couple days later Dion the Gardener remembers me and he returns when I’m just out in the backyard scooping leaves out of the fish pond,…
Meanwhile, and it had to happen sooner or later with the first hint of spring, Dion, the creative gardening salesman is back. Like I can…
The astronaut sits waiting for a different type of spaceship, quietly looking around, but no longer anxious. He was afraid a few days before when…
December 2009 The English teacher assigned a poetry writing gig, and the “boys” (see preteens for definition) have to do this. I feel it is…
November 2009 Boy I’m glad that the election is over. I was a CNN/MSNBC/FOX news addict for months. That was exhausting. I completely lost track…
January 2008 I had fully intended to keep a journal for this year down to meticulous details. In January, my best friend was the thermostat,…