The Suit

We went to a church service tonight in our local area. I wore a navy suit that I recently took to the dry cleaners. I have worn it once or twice since then. So it’s still clean, and it’s still the original color. But we have three boys, so I should have known it wouldn’tContinue reading “The Suit”

The Skinny

I have an adequate amount of height. It’s mostly been a pain in the head, but there are advantages. I’ve never met an upper cabinet I couldn’t reach. I haven’t been to a pool in the last twenty years where the depth exceeded my height. And nowadays, I also have an adequate amount of weight.Continue reading “The Skinny”

The Pickled Jalapeño

I’ve written about how Son #2 always has to eat the same thing I’m eating. Recently, Son #2 saw me eating pickled jalapeño pepper slices. I was talking to a man at the table next to ours, and Son #2 wouldn’t stop asking me for one. He kept interrupting our conversation, pointing at the slicesContinue reading “The Pickled Jalapeño”

The Intervention

She was a young lady, barely knee-high to a grasshopper. Her momma was off visiting relatives in the neighboring state. She was one of the last children living at home and wanted to fix breakfast for her Daddy and brother. They were cutting and hauling wood from the nearby forest. It was early in theContinue reading “The Intervention”