Okay universe - with two sump pump failures in six months (the second coming mere weeks after the repairs were finally completed from the first failure) - I am thinking you are trying to tell me something. Are you pissed at me for disparaging your buddy Mother Nature? Did I hurt your feelings when I [...]
Month: April 2011
“What the hell Bobby!!”
When someone says or does something stupid, crazy or nonsensical my nephew Nick has been known to say, "What the hell Bobby!!" If you are a King of the Hill fan you likely recognize this as a Hank Hill comment. Of course, Nick delivers it in that Hank Hill slow country drawl speak that makes [...]
The signs of spring…
It occurs to me that the shift from winter to spring is similar to childbirth. Winter is the labor - too long and too painful. Spring is the birth - the joy, the hope and the possibilities. Here we are with only a handful of days over forty degrees and the days of sub-zero are [...]
There is no joy in that ride…
I typically try not to judge or say mean things - but I have to make an exception for the driver of the truck who got stuck out on a flooded Richland County road and put himself and two of his friends in harm's way. Dude...WTF? Luckily the young man and his friends were okay, [...]
Make it disappear…
Yesterday I heard in passing a commercial for Excedrin that asked the viewing audience, "What's Your Headache?" They didn't mean for you to just keep it to yourself. This is a contest and they want you to participate (see the page on Facebook here). They promise, if you win they will make you headache disappear. [...]
We are all in this together…
Well folks, the 2011 flood season is officially upon us. Life is going to be hectic and tense for awhile in our neck of the woods. As such, I ask that you remember the extra stress that so many of our citizens will be dealing with - either because they bear some responsibility for [...]
No expiration date…
Of the things that bring me joy is the notion that love knows no limitations. Case in point, Loyal and Ida Busby - age 79 and 85 respectively. They are newlyweds coming up on their first anniversary. Between them they chalked up 103 years of marriage prior to marrying each other. There is a great [...]
THE NEW FORTY 