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Though the body yells, “Stop!” the spirit cries, “Never!”
Posted on April 21, 2016
I’ll be attempting to run the Lincoln (Nebraska) marathon with my younger brother in about ten days, and, as is often the case with me and these things, I am not ready at all. The reason I am not ready is not because I don’t want to be ready. I want very much to be […]
Run the red light… I’ll pay the ticket
Posted on April 11, 2016 1 Comment
I was sixteen years old when I graduated high school. Did I ever tell you that? My birthday falls in January, so the school system wanted to hold me over until I was six-and-a-half before starting school. Mom wouldn’t have any of it. She had placed me in kindergarten at four-and-a-half, and I was doing […]
“You’re Welcome”
Posted on March 7, 2016 4 Comments
As I went to get into my car and away from the accident scene, one of the police officers who responded shook my hand and thanked me for helping out. A woman who also came to the aid of the victims thanked me as well. “We need more people like you,” she said. The cop […]
Rest In Peace, Victim Number 5
Posted on January 11, 2016
Back in November of 2013, the Baltimore Police Department had a raid where they arrested a large group of members of Baltimore’s “Black Guerilla Family” gang. One of those arrested somehow managed to escape with handcuffs on and was being sought by the Baltimore Police Department shortly after the escape. Have you seen this man? […]
What’s your fall-back plan?
Posted on January 10, 2016 1 Comment
I had a very unfortunate experience at a quick oil change place yesterday. I had never been there before, but I need an oil change and we were in that town visiting. As I drove up to the shop, a man very angrily directed me to park in front of one of the bays. I […]
The thing about “Star Wars” is…
Posted on January 2, 2016 2 Comments
In which I try to explain to you why the new Star Wars film was not my cup of tea.