Nearly a month ago, my pal Jake posted a comment asking if a certain park was named after my dad. The park is actually a practice field for ...
Category Childhood
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I Was a Fliptwister
JP’s comment last week mentioned the Fliptwisters. Allow me to explain. The Fliptwisters were a bunch of elementary school kids who ...
The Black Wreath on My Door
I’m turning 47 this week. That’s me, above, in the 4th grade. I’m the blond on the right end, first row. I had such good ...
Blizzard Nostalgia
It’s been snowing for the last two days in Pigspittle. I love snow—until February and then I’m ready for spring. I would much rather ...
On Jonathan Livingston Seagull
I keep it more gully than Jonathan Livingston. —MC Paul Barman Yesterday’s tern joke from Puddlehead made me think about Jonathan ...
Stupid Kid Tricks
Subtitle: Things That Should Have Killed Me A friend and I were talking the other day about floating in the gutter water after a big rainstorm. ...