I’ve been nervous around my dad many times. And for all sorts of reasons but as a youngster it was mostly because I had done something wrong and punishment was coming down, sooner or later. Or other times growing up like when he was teaching me and my brother and sisters to water ski orContinue reading “That time I thought my dad was gonna freak out!”
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A 5th Grader’s Habit
There are scenarios where having your tongue out is a good thing. For instance, when it’s snowing and you want to catch the snowflakes. Or if you’re Jordan. Or when the doctor uses that wood stick to “get a closer look.” So can you blame Miley Cyrus for letting her tongue hang out like a labrador?Continue reading “A 5th Grader’s Habit”
The Relevance of Cuss Words
A few nights ago I comically confessed to my parents, and other family together for the holidays, that my brother and I used to have cussing sprees on the golf course behind our house in Aquia Harbor. Oh, and he wasn’t present when I spilled the secret but I assumed he wouldn’t mind. Sorry ifContinue reading “The Relevance of Cuss Words”
I Owe $5,000
Some things I just won’t ever forget. One is that I owe this junior high girl $5,000. Well, she was a junior high girl. And I was just a kid walking around in my Starter jacket hoping to get braces one day soon. I’m not sure what the money was for, if she still remembers,Continue reading “I Owe $5,000”
Shot a Rooster and Killed a Hen
I was at work the other day and someone came up and said, “How ya been, Ben? Shot a rooster and killed a hen.” Now, he’s from Cracker’s Neck, Virginia so he knows just about every country phrase there is. Sometimes when I email him, I need Google to help me come up with aContinue reading “Shot a Rooster and Killed a Hen”
Out of the Wilderness 