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I do not celebrate President’s day.

Not me and never. Being an old fashioned person and maybe just an old person I only celebrate Lincolns and Washington’s birthdays. Just as I did in grade school back then and up until high school and a few decades beyond. It worked for me and others. And let me make it perfectly clear weContinue reading “I do not celebrate President’s day.”

Dogs that really fly.

This was an article submitted and published by the Chicago Tribune in their Sunday Travel section. Flying with the Dogs By Chuck Ayers February 8, 2004 A helpful American Airlines employee escorts the two of us down the jetway for pre-boarding. Finding our seat, I quickly stow my bag and buckle in for the flightContinue reading “Dogs that really fly.”

Things a fourteen-year old boy wouldn’t do.

Especially if your friends see you. You would never want to be seen with your mom unless your guy friends razz you about hanging with “Your Mother.” And you certainly wouldn’t want to be seen with your sister either. Especially if she is much younger. The boys would think you were her babysitter. Not aContinue reading “Things a fourteen-year old boy wouldn’t do.”

Probably the most important Book Report ever.

This book report is about the iconic and most cherished comic strip that influenced more lives than all the entire Sunday Funnies combined. Peanuts. At least that’s what I think. This is a compellation of essays from authors, journalist, and cartoonist. And what the Charles M. Schulz Peanuts comic strip meant to them in theirContinue reading “Probably the most important Book Report ever.”

Poet? Not me.

I write poetry but am not a poet. I am an Okie who writes things and stuff. Hopefully things and stuff that makes some kind of sense. However I am not good at making things and stuff rhyme. I’m more of a free verse kind of guy. None the less my things and stuff isContinue reading “Poet? Not me.”

Come Saturday mornings.

Saturday was shopping day in East L. A. Shopping day for our Okie family. I can vividly remember pressing my six-year-old Okie nose and curious fingers up against the cold display glass. Glass in front of the butcher counter shielding cuts of meat away from others and including myself. Keeping cold in the display caseContinue reading “Come Saturday mornings.”

How to feed college kids.

I live in a college town. And I’m not a student. Just a retired guy. None the less I live in a bustling and busy town of post secondary students. As witnessed by others and me have notice about thirty-thousand teens and post teens shuffling about. Moving about on foot, on electric scooters, and motorbikes.Continue reading “How to feed college kids.”

Bumper to bumper.

Bumper sticker. Fear not. I am not texting. This is my electric shaver. Got to look good at work. Bumper sticker. This is interesting. Lots of drivers using sign language to express their true feelings. Bumper sticker. Honk if you are a Republican. Ask the bus driver to honk if you are a Democrat. BumperContinue reading “Bumper to bumper.”

You should whisper when holding an iPhone.

Is this 1984 revisited? Not only do walls have ears but so do iPhones. Many times while grazing through Facebook I had come across subject matter that was part of a discussion wife and I had previous. Thinking maybe just coincidence it shows up as an ad on Facebook. I know we had discussions aboutContinue reading “You should whisper when holding an iPhone.”

The stranger in the life boat.

Book report. I try to stay away from religious stories advertised as a novel. However this story caught my attention because of its event filled narrative. A book that grabs your wavering faith. What is truth? What is fiction. What does this author know that others seem to ignore? This is not one of thoseContinue reading “The stranger in the life boat.”