Miscues and the Cuties
Seniors can always find something interesting and fun to do. My wife and I helped start an exhibition clog team. Initially the goal was to get some much needed exercise and to entertain some of the special groups such as nursing homes in our free time, but it developed into to much more than that. I would encourage all seniors to get into some activities such as this as it will give you much enjoyment and you will love it. Here is our story. Continue reading
The Fred Shuffle
Have you ever felt like someone has stolen one of your creations and made a fortune off of it? This is exactly how my friend Gary and I felt, but I’m getting ahead of the story. Continue reading
The Duet
All our clog dance activities and adventures were done after work and on the weekends. We did nearly everything with our girls participating with us. We made so many good friends and had many good times with those friends. This story provides a little information about some of our clogging friends we had a ball with over the the years. Continue reading
I have heard stories of others having the good fortune of running into famous stars and getting to meet them, but I didn’t think it would ever happen to us. What actually happened was beyond anything I could have imagined. Here’s the story. Continue reading
Here’s a quote from a not so famous guy named Hawg Jaw Bill:
“When you think of one of those seemingly interesting things that happened in your past, you better write it down or it may be gone forever.”
I just recalled a happening that I want to record on my iPad Notes, so here it is. Continue reading
Fuzz Tailed Varmints
My granddad used to sit on his front porch and hand feed squirrels. I loved to watch him feed them and I began to think of squirrels as cute little pet like animals. When I became a homeowner in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, my opinion of them changed drastically and I began to think of them as fuzz tailed varmints. Here’s the story. Continue reading
Junkers
Sometimes you try something new that looks and feels right at first, but eventually turns out to be a mistake. One such endeavor for us was trying to make money by purchasing and reselling old “treasures” in an antique mall. Continue reading
Insights
As we plow through the joys and pains of our lives, we develop certain unwritten standards by which we live. Take the time to write them down and you’ll be surprised with what you come up with. Here’s some I wrote down a few years ago. Continue reading
Carotid
I know what it feels like to be completely blind in one eye for a period of time. We should all thank the good Lord for our vision. When it’s gone, there’s just blackness. Here’s the story as it happened to me. Continue reading
The Fall
Sometimes a simple thing like flipping a light switch on can save you a lot of misery and expense. As we grow older, we tend to think we can still do the things we could always do. This is simply not the case. So all you seniors out there be safe. Here’s my story today.