The Whittaker 2000 Video Game
We have had a few garage sales over the years. I remember once selling some of my albums and somehow my copy of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (picture disc nonetheless) got in the…
Polly Want a Crack?
I have always been a hard worker. I learned it from my father. The work gets done and then the body rests. So, this story begins like many of mine, on the river, our river…
Throwing A Baby
In the Autumn of 2021 I lost my little brother. He died way too early. News of his death shocked and stunned close friends and family. We decided that it would be a more fitting…
Water Closet Trouble in France
When one travels to Europe for the first time, one learns many new traveling tips including the most important of all. “Where is the restroom?” For those new to Eupropa, restroom facilities in general are…
The Day I Learned to Hate Pâté
Warning: this story contains smoking, strong language and sophomoric potty humor. I snuffed my half-smoked cigarette out in the ashtray and released my seatbelt. I was at work. It was a Saturday so that meant…
“Thou Art My Savior” and Other Fine Quotes From Starving Cats
My wife, Carrie and I nuzzled into a cozy small one bedroom apartment on the third floor of a courtyard-building on the upper northside of Chicago, known as East Rogers Park. We lived there for…
Two Weeks Does Not a Marriage Make
I am lucky. I’m lucky for many reasons. One, I met my wife, Carrie, at a young age and have been enjoying a lifetime of wonderful memories. Another reason I am lucky is because I…
The Wrong Prescription for the Carribbean
Most people know about the Bahamas, but fewer have heard of the Abaco Islands, a small archipelago just north of the main land. One December many years ago, my wife, Carrie and I visited these…
Chopsticks 101
It’s 2008 and once again I’m in hot pursuit of a new life-changing event. I remember as a child, I couldn’t understand why my grandmother Millie couldn’t just stay put. It seems she was moving…
The Guy Who Gets to Name Fonts
Corsiva, Albertus, Estrangelo-Edessa, Garamond, Kartika, Marlett, Tahoma and Verdana… I want to meet the guy that gets to name fonts. I wonder what his list of rejected font names might look like… There are two…
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