Riding With Jimmy
When I was on the Phillips Petroleum engineers training program, I was able to spend time with personnel in the various job areas in the oil field. This story reflects some of my experiences with a field operator. Continue reading
Daily Archives: August 19, 2014
The Scrambler
The Scrambler
If you’ve never owned a Motorcycle, I recommend you try it at least once in your life. Recently, old Buffalo Bob got him one and a few years ago my friend Gary got him one. They give you a natural high when your’re out there riding them. Here’s my Motocycle story from a while ago. Continue reading
The Football Game
The Football Game
Sometimes pursuing good ideas turns out great and sometimes it turns into a nightmare. This story is about a seemingly good idea that turned into a nightmare. Continue reading
The Date
The Date
Sometimes good woman hunting can be very trying. This is one experience I had in pursuit of a soul mate to spend my life with. Continue reading
Expo 67
Expo 67
Occasionally, conditions are right for a one of a lifetime adventure which we never forget. When this happens, don’t miss your opportunity. This happened to my cousin Rick and I thanks to a friend of ours named John. Here’s the adventure. Continue reading
Beer Shots
Beer Shots
Young men are always looking for new things to do to try to make life more interesting. Here’s something every young man should try at least once to test your standing as a beer drinker. Continue reading
The Big Head
The Big Head
Sometimes we stick our noses into places they shouldn’t be. This almost always gets us into trouble. Here’s a story about one such incident. The nosy one walked away with the “big head” this time. Continue reading
The Bar Fight
The Bar Fight
As evidenced by recent Blog history, I have exhausted many of the subjects I wanted to discuss regarding the iPad. But in getting to this point, I have created another activity for “Seniors with iPads” called StoryTelling which I am really enjoying. This is of course documenting real life events that are unusual enough to perhaps be of interest to others. Therefore, I am changing the focus of my Blog to StoryTelling. “I’m sure all the family and friends of you seniors out there would love to see some documentation from your life experiences also. Here’s one story I’m not real proud of, yet it was still a part of my life. Continue reading
Single Guy Trip
Single Guy Trip
Sometimes you just need to get away from the turmoil of working for a living and kick up your heels a little even when you are single. Bob and I headed out on an adventure in 1968. Here’s the story. Continue reading
Basic Training
Basic Training
Taking 150 young men off the street and making soldiers out of them in 6 weeks is at tough job. My hats off to all you drill sargents out there. They got me into the best physical shape of my life and made me a soldier out of me. Continue reading