My Father’s Best Father’s Day Present Ever
Father’s Day has always meant something specifically special to me…or, about me, as silly as that may sound. I was born June 16, 1968, on Father’s Day. I was my dad’s firstborn child, and his only...
View ArticleOnly You Can Bring Rebekkah’s Facebook Account Back
My daughter Rebekkah can be an odd fish once in awhile, though I find her eccentricity super cool in most respects. From collections of useless receipts to her reluctance to leave a digital...
View ArticleQuick Rant about Craigslist Wannabe Police
What the hell is going on with Craigslist around here? I have one last kitten, a dwarf, who needs a home, and the loonies have been coming out of the woodwork today!! Here’s some things you should know...
View ArticleAnother Message, Written In Blood and Tears
These people have painted us a message using blood, tears, and pain; who the hell cares what kind of paintbrush was used?
View ArticleBigfoot, Loch Ness Monsters, & Leadership Conferences Led By Leaders
The following is a post written by my daughter, Rebekkah. Recently, she attended a leadership conference in New Mexico, and was introduced to the hypocrisy that pervades so much of our society these...
View ArticleA Change of Opinion is on the Horizon
If President Obama makes this as big a reform as he did medical insurance, I will sing his praises until the day I die!!
View ArticleA Sparrow in a Barrel
Today, Sparrow met a real live cow, ran through several acres of farm land, and cooled herself off by climbing into a barrel of water.
View ArticleThe Rat Poison Incident
Today, we had a big scare. My cousin, Red, who is watching Oliver and Sparrow called us in a panic. Turns out, the dogs had gotten into rat poison and had to be taken to the vet to have their stomachs...
View ArticleSlivers of Conversations I’ve Had This Week
Originally posted on Everyone Has A Story...:If you’d been eavesdropping, you might have heard some of these snippets of conversations I’ve been having lately: How valuable is the belief that what...
View ArticleWisdom to Combat the Moving-Forward-And-Leaving- the-Past-Behind Blues
I wiped away the tears, put the car in drive, and left that sadness behind with the rest of the broken hopes and dreams born, burned, and buried in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
View ArticleBird’s Buffet of Stuff That Happened This Week
I backed up into the pole. The pole of vengeance, and it had no mercy.
View ArticleWeek No. 4 in Texas – Stuff w/o Rhyme or Reason, Kinda Like My Life
Red & I are planning to hang curtains up in her kitchen so the neighbors can't see in our house at night. I went to the trouble to taking a picture of our nearest neighbor so I could share it with...
View Article#NoWayNotToBeInsulted by This Latest Drama
Maybe if people knew that I am always likely to blog each and every weirdo thing that happens to me, they would be careful what they dragged into my life. It would seem that despite your displeasure at...
View Article#OopsIDidItAgain
Yesterday was a trying day, as some of you may have been able to tell from my social media offerings and my scorched-earth last post. For the life of me, I don’t understand why my past doesn’t let go...
View ArticleWhen The Time To Mourn Is At Hand
My heart is really heavy for you and for Captain, but I urge you to grieve the way the Lord told us to; with the assurance that this good-bye is only temporary. We will see him again on the other side.
View ArticleBeing Real
The question recently came up:”Where should I draw the line when it comes to what I write about on this blog?” This is is not a new question for me. On the one hand, this blog is about my life and what...
View ArticleNo Facebook For Me Today
Some days, I just hate Facebook. Only there can you scroll through crap “wisdom”, hilarious videos, distressing pictures of mistreated animals, scripture, and the latest update on someone’s arguments...
View ArticleMothers, Daughters, Sisters, & Wine
Today is kind of a big deal for me. After I get off of work, Rebekkah and I are heading down to McAllen to see my sister, Alexa, and my mother, who is residing in a nursing home there. I’m both excited...
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