The Freddy Chronicles: High Flyin’ at ΠΒΦ
Let’s lighten up with something funny. Special thanks goes out to Adam for inspiring a conversational/interactive post as he explains here. Read this guy…but after you read the rest of this…and...
View ArticleVanilla Ice Cream–Revisited
Today’s Daily Prompt Challenge is called Hindsight and is described as follows: Now that you’ve got some blogging experience under your belt, re-write your very first post. I wrote this post in...
View ArticleAdvice From the Old Fucker
So, the world didn’t end. Imagine that. Whatever bullshit you thought you weren’t going to have to deal with is still here. Personally I spent the last two weeks not exercising, eating all the fried...
View ArticleMy Wife Knows Me
My wife regularly reminds me that she knows and loves me. She knows how much writing and my blog-friends mean to me. When I was Freshly-Pressed at the beginning of the month she got me a...
View ArticleFriday Fictioneers’– 12/28
Friday Fictioneers’ is hosted every week by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. It’s a pretty awesome idea that goes like this: A weekly photograph is posted and the writer is challenged to create a 100-word story...
View ArticleMy So-Called-Life as a Masseur
What (is this post about?)…enrolling in massage school at 40. Who (was I?)…a surly construction guy, said fuck all the time, pissed off from working in the rain for 25 years. Why (did I do...
View ArticleThe 2005, 47th Annual Grammy Awards; Our First Date, Part 1…
I think it’s safe to say everyone loves some kind of music. If you don’t, then you should leave this blog now and go check out some political ranting blog or a blog about septic systems; that’s where...
View ArticleThe 2005, 47th Annual Grammy Awards; Our First Date, Part 2
You may recall in Part 1 that my (future) wife won a trip to the Grammy’s in 2005 and asked me to accompany her on what would be our first date, coinciding with Valentines Day. We return to the story …...
View ArticleThe Freddy Chronicles: A Flood of Mob Memories
It was the summer of 1976; the Bicentennial year. My first year of college was over and I needed cash. I was on a list to go north to Kodiak Island and work the salmon and halibut circuit but it was …...
View ArticleGraveyard Shift in the Graveyard
There are nights when I don’t sleep at all. Not because I worry about things; I generally do not. Those nights when I don’t sleep, I work. Tonight is one of those nights. I’m tired, but I’m alright. It...
View ArticleI’ve Been Away/I’m Coming Back
Hello friends. I’ve ignored you. I apologize. I set this blog in motion almost two years ago. I never intended to stop writing. The process of selling my mom’s house, moving her into ours, finding a...
View ArticleDo You Promote Bigotry, or Love?
Something has been bothering me since June, when a blogger’s post about her wedding generated a comment thread that morphed into a “Zax from the Prairie of Prax” interaction with many other bloggers....
View ArticleWhen I Was Nine
My parents were born in the 30′s in Pennsylvania during the Great Depression. My dad grew up on the tough streets of Philly in a cold water flat and my mom in Wilkes- Barre, a poor coal-mining town....
View ArticleDays 1 and 2: Road Trip to the Sierras!
Day 1 Two weeks ago after months of anticipation and planning we loaded the car for our road/backpacking trip and took off at 5am. I love a road trip! Abandoning the daily routines that support working...
View ArticleDay 3: Final Preparations at Red’s Meadow
After a good night’s sleep and a fine breakfast at the Mulehouse Cafe we got down to the final preparations before the big hike. The final three members of the party were on their way from southern...
View ArticleSierra Backpacking-2012…Who Went and Why…
While compiling my thoughts about our recent trip to the Sierra mountains I realized I have yet to introduce the cast of characters and the reason for this amazing trip. Of course, backpacking with...
View ArticleDay 10: Barney Lake to Seattle–The Final Chapter
Sleeping was difficult our last night on the trail, partially because I was cold all night but mostly because I am ready to be off the trail. I am looking forward to a warm shower, clean clothes, and a...
View ArticleMy Dad and Me
I recently read a couple of touching posts about dads by Amy West and Le Clown. They created a shitstorm of memories and emotions about my own dad and after incubating them in my brain bucket I thought...
View ArticleVanilla Ice Cream–Revisited
Today’s Daily Prompt Challenge is called Hindsight and is described as follows: Now that you’ve got some blogging experience under your belt, re-write your very first post. I wrote this post in...
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