The entry below is the first thing I published online. It’s an introduction to my blog. I knew what I wanted to do, but I didn’t have a road map. I still don’t. I write a bit each day and post twice a week. This is my seven hundred and sixty-third story. A Very Little …
Not What They Appear to Be
A tailor is preparing to eat some jam, but when flies settle on it, he kills seven of them with one blow of his hand. He makes a belt describing the deed, reading “Seven at One Blow”. Inspired, he sets out into the world to seek his fortune. The tailor meets a giant who assumes …
Just a Kid
A few years ago, my daughter in law, Lindsay, bought me a tee shirt which has Just a Kid from Detroit printed on the front. It’s navy blue with orange print. Whenever I wear it, especially in Florida, people comment on it. They want to know if I’m really from Detroit. They know I’m not …
A Minor Mystery
I was sorting through a kitchen drawer a few weeks ago and I found a flexible red tube. It was about five inches long. I didn’t know what it was, but it looked like it might slide over the handle of a hot pan. That was my best first guess. The more I thought about …
Another Glimpse of the Ghost
It seems like once a year I write about Sutton and his song, The Ghost’s Perfume. Here I go again. I’m sharing the tale this time because his song has been nominated for a San Diego Music Award as “Best Country or Americana Song’”. If you follow these steps you can vote for it. Here …
Eye of the Tiger
When I first arrived in Florida last September, I signed up for a few enrichment classes. I registered for a class about my iPad, a couple of writing classes and cardio drumming. The drumming class started last Saturday. I signed up because I thought it would be a good way to help build my shoulder …
New Beginnings
The first week of January I joined a group in The Villages called Single in The Villages. They have an online calendar which lists the group’s monthly activities. I noted an entry called Singles: New Beginnings. The description read: Singles: New Beginnings Book Study, for those ready to add new activities, routines and people to …
Like -Lust – Love 2.0
I originally wrote this tale seven years ago. It was my Valentine’s Day post. I’ve updated it a bit, and it’s a long read, but ponder your own experience as you read about mine. My mom and grandmother once told me that I proposed to a girl during dinner. I was three and Beverly was …
Obadiah 2.0
I wrote a story called Thank you Obadiah almost two years ago. I posted it about six months after Ruth’s passing. It began like this. I have a Facebook friend, Obadiah, who posted this cartoon a few days ago. It’s a visual representation of how people handle problems. Two men, stuck in the same position, …
Dancing in the Kitchen
When I was in Michigan for Thanksgiving, I stayed with David and his crew. They had recently remodeled their house and set up an ensuite for me when I stay with them. It’s very nice and, best of all, it’s on the first floor. I’m closer to eighty than I am seventy, so I appreciate …