I was never a fan of doing chores. I did them but didn’t like it. Luckily, I could handle everything that came my way and knew what the consequences were for failing to follow through. The consequences were worse than the chores. The lesser of two evils. My main job was keeping my room clean. …
Match Play
Ruth and I decided to get more involved this year in the activities associated with our condo and the Tullymore Golf Club we joined. Last summer we spent most of our time settling in. Now that we’re settled, we’re more involved. I’ve signed up to play in several golf tournaments including both a single match …
And the Password Is…
If your life is like mine, you have too many passwords. I’ve got them for bank accounts, brokerage accounts, credit cards, medical records, internet and tv service, social media accounts, Sirus radio, Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime, the Secretary of State, my Social Security and State retirement accounts, my USGA Ghin account, and a ton of …
Three Sisters
When I was very young, I spent several days with the Walker girls while my mom took care of her mother who was ill at the time. While I was actually their cousin, they treated me like their little brother. Diane is six years my senior, Elizabeth four, and Ruth Ellen almost two. Diane married …
Enough
The Columbine shooting on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, occurred when two teens went on a shooting spree, killing 13 people and wounding more than 20 others, before turning their guns on themselves and committing suicide. The Columbine shooting was, at the time, the worst high school shooting in U.S. …
I Hope He Never Does
The first gun I owned was a single shot BB gun that my Uncle Elmer gave me. He was my Aunt Dutch’s husband. I was about eight or nine and he made me promise to be careful with it. “Don’t point it at anyone. Just shoot at targets.” He backed up his warning by pushing …
My Fourth Quarter
I began what I expect to be the fourth quarter of my life last Sunday. I turned 75. I’ve reached an age when I see someone who says, “It’s good to see you.”, I reply, “It’s good to be seen.” My parents had a professional photographer take my picture to mark my first year. My hair …
More About David
David didn’t like school and did his best to do nothing. He wasn’t particularly gifted, but he showed signs of progress from time to time. I never let him just coast, so sometimes we didn’t get along. He wanted to do as little as possible and just get through the day. On one particularly challenging …
David
When I was teaching middle school, we taught in four person teams. There were four certified instructors representing one of four disciplines: math, science, social studies, and language arts. While I had a double major in the social sciences and English, I taught language arts for seven of my eight teaching years. I taught seventh …
A Priceless Gift
Last week, as we were preparing to head north for the summer, Ruth ran across an old Mother’s Day gift from David. He gave it to her when he was in elementary school. It’s a coupon book she’s never used. She brought it north, hoping to redeem a coupon or two. They read as follows: …