From The Basement to the Balcony

The basement is the place where things are stored. Old memories; boxes and boxes full of dust covered relics that used to mean something. They use to be valuable. They don’t necessarily have much of a value on the open market, but there can be a sentimental value there. They are valuable to YOU, so they are stored in boxes in the basement. The basement is typically partially or completely below ground level. The lowest level, in most structures,...

3 Problems With Piggy's Pork

It only happens on Friday. Every Friday they are half price. I don’t go each week, but about two times a month I visit Piggy’s Bar-B-Que, buy a slab of ribs and take them home so my wife doesn’t have to think about cooking dinner that night. What a nice guy I am!! I love the ribs too. This place has been voted the best bar-b-que in Northeast Missouri every year for the past decade or so. They are good. The ribs hang off both ends of my wife’s...

I Was Her ‘Google’

When I was Twelve (12) years of age, I met the girl of my dreams. I came home from that church camp that summer excited, motivated and determined that I was going to marry that girl! I told my parents and anyone else who would listen that I had found my soul mate. I made a crude sign out of an old piece of wood and some left over paint that my Dad hadn’t used and all it said was her name. I hung it on my wall.

Now, I admit that I was a bit immature...

Every Dog That Barks!

I used to do a lot of travelling with my family when we were younger and all still together, and I learned very quickly that you simply can't stop at every rest area along the way. You can't stop at every Walmart along the way to please the wife and the two daughters. You can't stop at every McDonalds along the way to please the young son!!

If you do, you will never get there!

I remember when Outlet Malls started cropping up all...

Your Choice!!

I had a birthday recently and with hundreds of friends on Facebook, it was not surprising to find that over 200 of them had sent birthday greetings to me via my timeline. It was nice to connect with some from whom I hadn’t heard in years as well as those who keep in touch on a regular basis.

There was one greeting that was shocking to me. It jolted me. I had to think about it for a long time to really understand the impact that it was having on me....