I Drove in Miami and Survived
I hate driving. I’ve done it for more than twenty-five years as either a pizza delivery driver or as a newspaper carrier and supervisor....
The Continental Breakfast
One of the few things I look for in a hotel when I am browsing for a place to hang my hat on the road, outside of free parking - that’s...
Weight Watchers Needs Rollover Points
It’s that time of year again. You know the one, where everyone is looking at the holidays and the pies, cookies, cakes, and candy and...
The Way and the Void
Most organized bodies, such as governments, religions, businesses, clubs, and even families, have lists of Dos and Don’ts. It doesn’t...
Pictures in a Digital Age
When the boys were younger, we would buy them those disposable cameras to take on field trips and vacations. It was the safest method...
You Will be Born Again
The soul was rotting, facing a fiery eternity in the bottom of a three door file cabinet, drowning in the sin of bad grammar and poor...
Veteran's Day, a Day to Say Thank You
November Eleventh, a day set aside to say thank you and to recognize those who have served in our military forces to stand between us and...
No Shave November
I had heard of it, but I assumed it was just something Chad, Zac, and Nathaniel came up with to make themselves look like cavemen and to...
The After School Routine
Five days a week, it’s the same thing. I leave the house at a certain time, carrying a book or some manuscript I’m editing along with my...
Eye of the Beholder
On our last trip to Gainesville to visit the college kids, they wanted to take us to a couple of the museums because they knew we enjoyed...
