I passed a Mennonite family this morning on my way to school. I am making an educated guess they were Mennonite and not Amish because most Amish do not drive but most Mennonites do. The car was black with the chrome painted black so they...
I just received a message informing me that a Java update was ready to be installed on my computer. I needed to click okay. Somewhere in the process it informed me I had to close my browser for the update to complete installation. After a...
I am on a quest for the perfect autumn leaf. Billions of brightly colored leaves are falling all about me and somewhere lying on the ground waiting to be found is a perfect leaf of pure red or pure gold. This afternoon while blowing golden...
There I was straining and twisting, wrenching and grunting. I was making a valiant effort to open a bottle. The harder I squeezed the more permanent that cap remained. Then it happened. My manhood was gone. Decades of pride vanished in less than a second. ...
I had another phone scammer call today. He claimed he was from Microsoft and he wanted to fix my computer which unbeknownst to me was sending out dangerous signals. All I needed was to download some software he had for me. Very nicely and very...
Mark Twain said, “It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.” If you haven’t seen it yet go to You Tube and search for bulldog vs. bears. There you will see Jules, a twenty...
I’m sitting here looking at a bonsai elm tree. I realize bonsaiing is an ancient art that produces some beautiful plants, but I could not help myself from feeling sorry for this tiny elm tree. It was supposed to be 50 feet tall and make...
We’ve a bumper crop of acorns this year. I can’t recall an autumn with more. As my dog and I were walking this afternoon I never gave it a thought as we traversed the terrain under a wonderful shady oak. And then it happened. Right...
The caller ID said, “Private Caller.” The female voice was strange but it said, “Hi Grandpa.” “Hi,” I responded wondering who this was. I have four granddaughters. “Grandpa,” she said, “I was in a car accident and have been arrested for drunk driving.” Well, that...
My neighbors across the street have a very nice granite pillar for their mailbox and sure enough there is moss growing only on the north side of the pillar. It makes one want to confirm the old survival rule about moss growing only on the...