My Scholarship…or how a young man learns to view every single mile as an education

They are sticking it to us at the PO these days. They are sticking it to us in the best sense of the word.  We are going through our paces big time during the early part of this Christmas season. … Continue reading →

bad radios

  Sometimes when a radio wasn’t working right, you could kind of rap it on something and get a signal to come in for a while. You could rap it, and you might get a snippet of news or some … Continue reading →

judas

I am Judas. I’m the guy who sits and waits for the rooster to stop crowing, knowing all the while what it might mean. I don’t think there is a day that goes by where I don’t betray or disappoint … Continue reading →

excuse

I stopped running about a month or two ago. Just stopped. Cold Turkey. It was something about it getting cold, or having a cold, or having other obligations… Maybe it was something about getting ready to have another baby…I don’t … Continue reading →

“My eyes are up here.”

If we could develop the same laser-like focus in pursuing our goals that this new baby, Sparrow, has managed in only four days of being with us, imagine how successful we could be. We could rule the world if we … Continue reading →

name

Names are funny things. My names been “Peter” most of my life.  There may have been a short period of namelessness between my birth and when they first officially recorded it, but if there was, I don’t remember it. It’s … Continue reading →

boombox

In the 80’s, you’d see all these people walking around with boomboxes on their shoulders. This was before the technological advancement of the Walkman. If you wanted to take your music with you, the way you did it was to … Continue reading →

nothing for granted

Early Thanksgiving day, Jenny delivered our baby. That evening and on into the morning, the maternity ward was so busy.  I think the nurses and our midwife told us later that something like 11 babies were born that night. That’s … Continue reading →

all the diamonds

All the diamonds in this world That mean anything to me Are conjured up by wind and sunlight Sparkling on the sea I ran aground in a harbour town Lost the taste for being free Thank God He sent some … Continue reading →