Mother Nature’s Trap
So many times I see it play out. I’m in a store or a restaurant and I will notice that the young girl at the register is in her early 20s, and I think to myself that she is the… Continue Reading
Dan Adams
Silenced
So many times I will get a couple of personal messages or a phone call saying how someone is concerned because they haven’t heard from me online for a while. I’m sure most people who know me — even those… Continue Reading
Unbelievable
I wanted to share a story with everyone so you could be informed. Before I give you this information, I only ask that you read the full story before rendering judgment. Here goes. As a self-employed plumber I do business… Continue Reading
Got Money? Want More?
Many years ago my wife and I lived in a little two-bedroom home. In a very rough neighborhood. To say we lived on the wrong side of the tracks was a understatement. Between the drug deals going on behind our… Continue Reading
Old Advice is Good Advice
There is an old saying that I think many young people these days have never heard. Misery loves company. When each one of my kids graduated I gave them all the same tip to help them on their way: Never… Continue Reading
My Vice of Choice
My wife understands that nobody is perfect. That being said, she has informed me that my particular vice of choice has gone too far, and that she will have to intervene if I can’t get control of it myself. She… Continue Reading
The Load
Depression can be one of the most destructive and horrible things in our lives. The pain from the loss of a job, marriage, relationship, home, or of a parent or a child can seem more than one person can ever… Continue Reading
November Tears
It was a sound I’d hoped I would never hear. I was exhausted. We had stayed up late on this particular Tuesday evening in November. I remember feeling the bed shake from her weeping. At first I was mad; I… Continue Reading
The Vote
Many years ago when I was a 20-year-old sailor I found myself in a small country on the other side of the world. The ship I was on had just pulled into port. I strolled down a dusty road in… Continue Reading
The Drive Home
We had been driving most of the day when we finally reached the town where you were waiting for us. I spoke to the sheriff alone as your brothers waited in the car. He was very kind as we finished… Continue Reading
