Rafting With Guns
The greatest generation grew up and got old. But they were still amazing. I never tire of hearing stories of heroism and courage during World War II. This story starts out in the unlikely of…
Fuzzy Wuzzy
Have you ever worked with the metal known as pewter? It’s quite pliable. You can bend it into almost any shape you want. Get creative. Pewter plays an important part in this story. Just keep…
A Shot Heard Around the Yard
My dad inherited an old Western Field 10-Guage shotgun from his mother’s father, who used it for hunting geese. It was ancient. He kept it (unloaded) in the closet of the master bedroom when we…
I Shot My Owner, I did not Shoot the Deputy
This story is too unbelievable to not be true. It is probably inappropriate but I laugh every time I think about this story. Let’s take a look. My wife, Carrie, has a relative that lives…
Skiing On a Sheet of Ice
It was January 1998 and Sonny Bono had just died on Heavenly Mountain Resort in Lake Tahoe from a skiing accident. I was in Wisconsin, Cascade Mountain, looking down at my boots attached to skis.…
Sleeping with Stage Fright
One of the great things about writing stories is that you get to write stories about dreams once in a while. This is one of those stories. Disclaimer upfront. It’s a dream, so none of…
My Painful Parents
Let me start out by saying I truly loved my parents. They gave me life and they gave me a rich experience filled with amazing boyhood memories. I look up, smile and hope that they…
Why I don’t Ride
Motorcycles and I were never good friends. Every memory I have with a motorcycle is a bad one. I’ve prepared examples. When I was a kid we lived on Liable Road in Highland, Indiana and…
I Scared Her. I Did.
When was the last time you were scared, I mean, really scared? When was the last time you scared someone, I mean, really scared them? To answer the first question, I would say, I can…
Dunk Tank Diving
Instantly you are upside down swirling in a water world trying to find the surface so you can get some much needed air you missed on the way in. Instantly. That’s the best way to…