I was struggling with what(or if) to write today when I read LA’s post for today and it reminded me of a story from my college days. It must have been close to Christmas or my girlfriend(now wife)’s birthday. I was in the process of trying to get a decent gift for her even though … More A Tale of Two Visits: A Customer Service Fail
WordPress has started a daily prompt for January. I hesitated to do it because it might mean I would be posting three times a day. I have decided to participate for two reasons: I needed a jump start today. I can post as many times as I want. People can ignore me if it annoys … More Bloganuary Day 4: What Was Your Favorite Toy as a Child
Pepper Valentine tagged me in her post. I was happy to have something on tap to write for the week. It’s unusual for me to plan out my writing. I have a full week planned right now thanks to this. The Questions and Answers 1) What is your favorite winter treat? It’s not really a … More Get To Know Me – Festive Edition
Four years ago I wrote about where I was on 9/11. I can’t believe it has been 20 years already. The main thing I remember from the day was the stress and worry about my wife being in DC. I knew there were rumors of other planes possibly targeting DC. I knew my wife was … More Remembering 9/11 – 20 years Later
Every morning I look at Timehop and my Facebook memories. They reminded me that past me has done a lot on this date. One year I was in Zambia and walking a cheetah. One year I was in Sedona with my family. This story is about how it came about that ten years ago I … More Throwing Out the First Pitch
Eight years ago Jared Reddick, the lead singer of my favorite band Bowling For Soup, and Linus of Hollywood did an album together under the name Jarinus. They did a Kickstarter to fund the album. They did videos complimenting people who gave them a certain amount. Mine came up in my memories today. Here it … More A Saturday Quickie: Complimenting Me
The World's Common Tater 