I'm a planner by nature. And when I don't have a plan, not much gets done. I overthink things to the point that I won't actually accomplish anything. Since I'm a teacher, I have a nice chunk of time each summer when I COULD get quite a bit done. I'll have these thoughts every year … Continue reading Unproductive Summer: Confessions of a Teacher
I mentioned a few months ago that I took a creative writing class. The class wasn't exactly what I'd hoped for, but a couple of the assignments were thought provoking, if nothing else. Our very first assignment was to write about a window. That was it. That was the assignment. Oddly enough, the first thing … Continue reading The Window
(Author's note: I decided to take an online creative writing class recently. The class itself was "meh," but a couple of the prompts were fun. One of the weeks we were told to make a list of five things we dislike and then choose one to write about. Here's what I wrote.) One of the … Continue reading Grape Jelly
Just under a year ago, we decided to buy a small travel trailer. It's nothing special, but it does the job. I was more than a little nervous about pulling a large trailer over long distances, since, up to that point in my life, I had never pulled a trailer of any size for any … Continue reading Adventures In Camping…So Far
Growing up, my mom would constantly get upset with me because I wouldn't use a napkin to wipe my hands while we were eating. Instead, I would just wipe my hands on my pants or whatever article of clothing was most convenient. I really didn't understand what the problem was. My pants arguably worked better … Continue reading Bad Habits
Between too much cold (I don't like winter...at all) and having too much going on around here, I've been a little out of touch for a while. Things seem to finally be calming down, so hopefully, that continues. It has been almost two years since everyone's world was turned upside down. Like many others, when … Continue reading Choose Your Own Adventure
I'm a little late in my recollections of Veterans Day, but like they say, better late than never. With the end of the fighting in what was then known by many as the “War to End All Wars,” November 11, 1918, marked a day of remembrance for all those who gave their lives serving in … Continue reading Giving Thanks
I'm not much of a pet person. I grew up out in the country with outside cats who helped keep the critters to a minimum. Only for a few brief years here and there did we ever have any kind of pet inside the house. Just before my wife and I got married, she (we) … Continue reading Pets
When we moved a couple of years ago, I told myself I was going to simplify things. We now had a smaller yard so it would be less maintenance. We wouldn’t have a pool since our new neighborhood has two. And I wasn’t going to have a garden anymore. I was tired of keeping up with it.
Yesterday was Father’s Day, and like any self-respecting father, I chose to eat too much, play video games, and basically do a whole lot of nothing. It was wonderful. I can’t wait until next year.
Reflections Of A Middle Aged Nobody 