“DON’T MAKE A MOVE!” our three-year old said in as tough a tone as a three-year old could muster. He’d hidden a gun somewhere in his pajamas and he’d picked this moment to pounce. His mother held up her hands … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Before I started writing this blog, I used to get up every morning and watch a movie on the computer. I couldn’t sleep… I wake up every morning at five like clockwork…so to be quiet while everybody else in the … Continue reading
We bought our Christmas tree yesterday. In earlier years, we’d gone up in our woods and cut a little Charlie Brown tree, purchased a tree at one of the home improvement stores, and we even had an artificial tree for … Continue reading
We’ve watched a show on TLC a couple of times called “Breaking Amish”. It’s about these young Amish adults who bust loose from the Amish lifestyle and go to the city to experience the “good life” as some of us … Continue reading
If I didn’t understand that the emails I get from Nigeria weren’t really setting me up for untold riches, I’d spend my life in a constant state of excitement. This blog thing…well, that’s another story. Every morning I check for … Continue reading
I used to follow a number of survivalist websites. I guess it’s kind of like saying I used to weigh 600 lbs….or was a longtime crack addict…or stole cars for a living or was a suburban pimp. It’s a surprising … Continue reading
My wife and I were talking the other day about old cars…and new cars…and she mentioned that she hated when the “clear coat peeled off on these newer cars… I like the old cars with the paint that got a … Continue reading
My wife and I were visiting a small town in Georgia once and asked one of the locals “where the thrift stores were?” She looked at us as if we had something fishy going on…and then said, “You mean where … Continue reading
We took a pretty epic road trip this summer to see some of my relatives out west. 6,000 plus miles in a 12 year old Dodge Grand Caravan…and not a single breakdown. We were blessed. We spent 3 days with … Continue reading
There’s an old story about a Zen master talking to one of his students. After offering the student a cup of tea, he starts to pour …but when he reaches the brim of the cup, he continues to fill the … Continue reading