Did You Say Something?
As a writer (at least, that's the excuse I've been using), I listen to every conversation except the one I'm in. That includes the ones...
I Can't Get Comfortable
If you've ever seen even one episode of The Big Bang Theory then you know Sheldon has his spot on the couch. He's measured it between...
The Gift of Sacrifice
"No greater gift is there than that a man should give his life for another." For some, sacrifice comes easily while others can barely...
I Just Want Some Gas
Standing in line at Murphy’s Oil USA, I waited to make my twenty dollar donation to the big oil companies. You would think it a simple...
Drive Between the Screaming People
I don't know if it's karma, fate or mockery, but I find it absolutely ironic that after I decide on the title of my first collection of...
Taking Out the Trash
It’s a fight every week. Actually, it happens twice a week because garbage pickup occurs every Tuesday and Friday, but still it’s a...
The Drunken Angel
She sat on our tree every year, this angel in a plastic blue dress with white wings. She even lasted longer than three artificial...
The Gift Matters
"It's the thought that counts," is what people say when they get a crappy gift, or a present that a two-year old picks out. I mean,...
The Stockings Aren't the Same
The boys have had the same stockings since they were born. They're traditional fare, a dark red sock with a white fluffy top. Char, with...
An Auto Correct Feature
I love my iTouch, which I was recently told is called an iPod Touch. It’s hard enough using the thing without remembering the proper...
