While my wife was at choir practice a while back, I decided to do some work on our house. I wanted to take off the old wallpaper in our little bathroom, and I figured that with an hour or so of work I would be...
When I was eleven years old, World War II had just started, and it seemed that everyone was planting “victory gardens.” Some of the produce was going to our military forces, so people dug up their backyards...
Many years ago, some friends served me fresh homemade bread, and it was very good. I learned that it was made in a bread machine, and the lady of the house explained that it was an extremely simple way to bake bread. Having had...
Several years ago, I had a terribly embarrassing experience. My wife and I decided to go out for lunch at a restaurant. I cannot remember what my wife ordered, but...
My wife and I have become good negotiators when it comes to making certain decisions. Every now and then, she...
Years ago, an uncle of mine who loved to hunt deer would drive a great distance to a certain location just to hunt. However, that area had a potentially dangerous kind of soil. When it would rain, the soil would begin to...
My elementary school was called Jackson School, and we had typical summer breaks of about three months. Early on in my education, I came back to school one fall and had to ask a classmate, “How do you make a ‘d’?” I had forgotten over the summer how to write...
Last week I went into a grocery store to send a fax. While waiting at the counter, a man there was making phone calls. From the sound of his calls, I had no doubt that his intentions were not good. He was trying to get someone to come give him...
A couple weeks after graduating from high school, I began working on a farm. I spent the summer tearing down an old barn and helping customers as needed. When the...
There is a large yard around my house, and I have three water hoses to keep it watered and to do various other tasks. One hose is on the front of the house by the garage, which I use to wash the car and...