Home Depot Cowboy
When you look at a person, what do you see? My twins Annie and Emma are not quite 4 years old on this Saturday morning in 2004. The three of…
Grandma Thompson
It’s April 11, 2014. Grandma Thompson would have been 114 today. Practically no one lives that long. She made it to 90, which is a pretty fair go at it.…
30 Minutes At The Lubbock Animal Hospital
To Sadie the Boxer, the parking lot of the Lubbock Animal Hospital is a smorgasbord of scent. She can’t sniff fast enough. It’s her first visit to the clinic. I…
Small Town Cafe
It’s good for a small town guy like me to dine in a place like this. Wood paneled walls from the 70’s. Fiber board ceiling tiles, slightly water stained from…
Plans
In July of 1981, having graduated high school and preparing for my freshman year at Northwestern College, I received two letters in the mail. They were from my soon to…
The Myth Of Multi-Tasking
“Daddy.” “Yes, honey.” “Daddy. Listen to me.” “I am listening to you.” “No, you’re not. You’re looking at your phone.” “But I’m listening. I can do both, you know.” “No,…
Santa Sandwich
Sitting at Fazoli’s enjoying some spaghetti when I look out the window to the fast food place next door. The sign said, “Try Our New Santa Sandwich”. I came here…
Cool Words In Heated Moments
Starting life over in a new place includes finding new people to replace the familiar ones you came to depend on. In your old place, your dentist and doctor, hair…
Smoke
One summer during my high school years my parents did a remodel on our basement. It was an old farm house and the ceilings down there were already lower than…
When You Don’t Realize What You Have
We’re waiting for the tow truck to pick up my car which developed a coolant leak of unknown origin. Three of us are waiting. Brooke and I and Bentley the…
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