“Got to do a few things at the airport today,” I said to Better Half. “Taking Grandson with me.” “Oh, he’ll enjoy that,” she replied. “It is his birthday, you know.” It’s not likely this grandfather was going to forget that. The teenager had given me a list of things he wanted a month ago. “What about lunch?” she asked. My wife worries herself to death about … [Read more...] about The Birthday Boy
America’s Pastime in the Modern Day
A cold winter wind was whipping our lake into a white and frothy fury, a worthy reminder of the Edmund Fitzgerald. As the freezing mist stung my exposed ears, the faint sound of our telephone ringing caught my attention. After walking inside, I glared at the noisy instrument with heated fury. It refused to quit, and my answering machine went on a wildcat strike. Nothing … [Read more...] about America’s Pastime in the Modern Day
The Calamity of an Easter Egg Hunt
That soft Easter day of long ago was painted with God’s own perfect hand. And He also gave us gentle Southern breezes and a robin egg blue sky that was the perfect backdrop for our chaotic family Easter egg hunt. My two sons-in-law battled with television sets in separate rooms, one watching the Braves and the other a re-run of the Alabama, Auburn ballgame. The excitement … [Read more...] about The Calamity of an Easter Egg Hunt
Wedded Bliss and Its Ever-Present Karma
One of the things that is the hardest for this Southern male to admit is that sometimes Better Half is right. Of course, her renditions about our decades of marriage leans heavily on that fact. And her watching over my shoulder while giving detailed instructions on how this husband should accomplish varying tasks tends to create bad karma. It couldn’t have anything to do … [Read more...] about Wedded Bliss and Its Ever-Present Karma
New Yorkers, Alligators and the Good Lord’s Karma
It was in the news the other day that the city of New York was having an alligator problem. It seemed one of our northern brethren, probably a guy in short pants wearing black nylon socks and sandals, decided his pet alligator, which he’d likely purchased in Florida, was too big for his home. The reptile was disposed of in one of the ponds in Central Park. Well, nature took … [Read more...] about New Yorkers, Alligators and the Good Lord’s Karma
