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Yard Sale II (A Series)
photo courtesy of Deposit Photos A lifetime of holding yard sales has taught me a lot of lessons and this installment is a humorous...
Jun 4, 20238 min read


Yard Sale I (A Series)
Those who know me, know of my love for holding yard sales. I rarely stop at someone else’s sale. I have enough stuff, thank you. But...
May 26, 20235 min read


Crash
The saying in our family is “Reverse is not Dad’s best gear.” To that I must plead guilty. I have backed cars into brick walls, posts...
May 6, 20234 min read


May I Have This Dance?
Cotillion instructor and student, Virginia, 1950's In my hometown of Catonsville, Maryland it was called Friday Assembly. In yours, it...
Mar 30, 20238 min read


Balloongate
Well, what idle speculation will we fill our days with now that the Chinese Balloon has been shot down? Every man, woman and child in...
Feb 8, 20233 min read


Hey, I'm Bald
I must truly thank Jerry Anderson for my years of freedom. He is a good friend from my Maryland years. He looked at my careful comb-over...
Jan 25, 20233 min read


Oh Say, Can You See?
As the World Cup has become part of our daily routine, I have been pondering the subject of national anthems. Prior to each match, the...
Dec 2, 20223 min read


Fore!!!!
Sometimes practical jokes that seem hilarious for an instant are pretty stupid in hindsight. Hayden and I were in Williamsburg this past...
Nov 11, 20223 min read


Sign Sign Everywhere a Sign
The song went, “sign, sign, everywhere a sign, blockin’ out the scenery breakin’ my mind.” Welcome to campaign season 2022. Everywhere...
Nov 4, 20224 min read


Battle of the Bulge
The David after a one month Italian vacation My mom was very skinny. My dad was not. My DNA has been in a pitched battle between these...
Oct 21, 20227 min read


Last Ride
Charles Borcherding, Sr. (highlighted) with General Eisenhower, grandchildren David and Susan Eisenhower, and Governor McKeldin....
May 12, 20221 min read


Ya Really Gotta Make Up Your Mind
Every year, this is a very difficult night for me. So many choices. So many ways to make a fool out of yourself. What to wear for...
Oct 30, 20211 min read


Happily Ever After
After 40 years of marriage, Bob finally asked Marie the question that had bothered him for years. “Darlin’, every time we have a fight,...
Oct 19, 20211 min read


Bagpipe Pooh
Back by popular demand, one of the COVID Bathroom Videos that got a lot of comment (some of it even positive). I think this might be the...
Oct 13, 20211 min read


Drowning My Sorrows
There I was sitting at the bar staring at my drink when the door swung open and a noisy biker gang invaded the darkened room. The leader...
Oct 11, 20211 min read


Horace, We Hardly Knew Ye
With love and thanks to professional North Carolinian Sally Betts Kingsley Goss, here is the tale (pun intended) of Horace The Mule. As...
Oct 8, 20211 min read


COVID Videos or (as some call it) The Bathroom Videos
I’m not sure when this idea came to me, but I do remember where I was sitting. (Editor: insert smiley face here) The lockdown was kinda’...
Oct 6, 20212 min read


Doggone
A guy is driving around the back woods of North Carolina and he sees a sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house: 'Talking Dog...
Oct 5, 20211 min read
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