So this morning I woke up before the sun. This doesn’t happen often. As always, I brewed some coffee and came out to my back porch to enjoy the cool morning, listen to the birds, watch the squirrels, and check Facebook and the news to see what I missed overnight. I don’t have to tell you what I saw. You saw it too. And you … Continue reading Western Music
On December 1st, 1993, my coworker Eddie and I delivered a Christmas tree to a single mom in need. For the next three weeks, Eddie and I would harass our fellow Red Lobster servers until they gave us their spare change and extra tips at the end of every shift. Three weeks later, we took that money, along with boxes of donated canned goods and … Continue reading Eddie And The Cruiser
Something happened on August 18, 2019. I don’t know if it was funny or sad or infuriating or even interesting. But apparently it was important enough for me to write about. And then something else happened. I don’t know what that was either, but it was enough of a distraction for me to immediately stop whatever I started writing about. Something also happened on March … Continue reading Untitlement
There once was an extra person who lived here. And she painted her walls black and wrote on them in chalk. And she hung a candelabra where her light was. And there were skulls and guitars and an amp and posters and bobble heads and things I didn’t understand. And one day she decided she wanted a red toilet with a black lid in her … Continue reading My Hole Heart
One of my favorite traditions growing up was “The Stoughton Wave”. After family or friends would come for a visit, we would all gather outside upon their departure to wave goodbye. But this was no ordinary wave. We would head to the sidewalk for maximum viewing distance. We would begin waving madly as they came out of the driveway, and continue as they drove down … Continue reading A Distant Wave
It’s officially bluebonnet season in Texas. This year, there won’t be large gatherings of people on the side of the road.No shots of families in their Sunday Best, grinning from behind hundreds of purple flowers.No children, anxiously posing in fields buzzing with bees.No couples, kissing and laughing in the flowers as Longhorns look on. So I sat on the ground this morning, next to a … Continue reading Lonely Bloom
My situation is like your situation. I am in isolation. And, in the beginning, I thought I would use my time to edit and update some blogs that have been sitting on the shelf, waiting to see the light of day. As I began dusting them off, I realized they were not relevant to what is happening in the world right now. Until last week, … Continue reading Relevant Chicken
I am staring out the window into my own backyard. The morning is gray and rainy. This is not the view I had planned for today. Five months ago, Carrie Bradshaw (okay, fine, Sarah Jessica Parker) made an announcement. She and Ferris Bueller (okay, fine, Matthew Broderick) were going to perform together on Broadway in the classic “Plaza Suite” by Neil Simon. My fav, in … Continue reading Unplanned
Do you remember eggs at 4 am? Outside the door, the world was still spinning. There were kids and pets and work deadlines. Doctor’s appointments and vehicle maintenance. Groceries, credit cards and family drama. Global issues, political unrest and disease. But none of that mattered. Because we had eggs at 4 am. And we slept in on Tuesday. And clothes thrown in the dryer with … Continue reading Eggs at 4 am
This morning I took a friend to a surgical center for a minor procedure. Sitting across from me in the waiting room was a young girl, and although she was well-behaved, she was impatiently peppering her grandfather with questions. She was about the same age as my grandson, so I happily tuned in and eavesdropped to pass the time. To slow her rapid-fire inquisition, Grandpa … Continue reading The Name Game
