R.I.P. Tom Petty
I discovered Tom Petty’s music during the worst part of my first marriage. Yeah, I was late to the show for a lot of reasons, but his ‘Full Moon Fever’ Read More …
Category: DeKalb County Alabama Memories
2 a.m. Muse
For many years I have awakened around 2 a.m. in the morning. Without an alarm clock, I must add. By instinct, my mind jostles me awake, and I find ideas Read More …
What’s in a Picture?
With time, things change. Goals, dreams, relationships, and reality all change. What we picture early in life and the success we hope to achieve isn’t quite the way we imagined. Read More …
Why I Don’t Hunt
When I was a teenager, my stepfather took me hunting several times. I loved fishing, but hunting? Not so much. Using a shotgun against little animals didn’t seem like much Read More …
The Hardships and Discoveries in Moving
If I detest anything with a passion, moving has to be at the top of the list. It’s hard to comprehend how we accumulate so much stuff during our lives. Read More …
The Old Porch Light and Toads
When I was a boy we kept the porch light on during the night. This light attracted night insects, which in turn attracted a small army of toads to feast Read More …
Throwback Thursday: The Old Homestead
The old house we grew up in sets behind my oldest brother, Chris, and myself in this picture. It seems the older I get, the more my mind reflects back Read More …
Marvin
Our family had a lot of dogs during the years of my childhood. Marvin was one of our dogs, and he was oddly unique. He was part Eskimo Spitz, and Read More …
Southern Practical Joker
I grew up in the rural area of DeKalb County, Alabama. Every year our cousins on our mother’s side came down to visit from Middletown, Ohio. So for those of Read More …
Throwback Thursday
A long, long time ago. This was at a house my parents rented, which was only about a mile from the house they eventually bought in DeKalb County, Alabama, near Read More …